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Robert Aichin was transported on the Hercules, departing 3rd Jul 1830 and arriving 1st Nov 1830 with 205 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
Hercules (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Robert Aichen, per Hercules 1830, Certificate of Freedom, 9 Jan 1847, No 47/0032.
SENTENCES AT THESE ASSIZES. Death Jane Graham. Sentence of Death Recorded.—John Lennon, Wm. Ball, Daniel Gartley, Sarah Tolan, Bridget Gallagher, Robert Aiken, Henry Carter, John Molloy, Mary Hamill, Mary Dunn. Transportation.—For life—Thomas Moore. For 14 years, James Robinson. For 7 years—Francis Howard, Mary Galhoolly, Catherine Burns, William Marshall, Margaret Smith, Arthur O'Brien, William M‘Sourley, Mary Foy, Wm. Logan, Thomas Ford, Patrick Byrne, Robert Platt, Mary Whiteside, Michael Latton, Thomas Healy, Eliza Martin, Wm. Smith and Maryann Devlin. Newry Telegraph, 2 April 1830.
On the night of the 25th Nov. last, the shop of Mr. Enoch Craigs at Gracehill, near Ballymena, was broken into, and a large quantity men and boys’ shoes carried away. Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 5 Dec 1829. County of Antrim Assizes. CROWN COURT -THURSDAY. BURGLARY. Robert Aiken, for a burglary, on 25th November, at Ballykennedy, in breaking into the house of Enoch Craig, and stealing 100 pairs of shoes. Belfast News-Letter, 30 March 1830.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Robert Aichin, alias Alchin, age on arrival, 19, per Hercules II (2) 1830. Tried at Antrim, 1830, 7 years for Robbery shop. 1 former conviction. DOB, 1811, Native place, Antrim Co. Single. Protestant, Trade, Servant indoor groom.