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Transportation
Laurence Barry was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
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Convict Notes
From our Correspondent.) The Late Lawrence Barry.— As I am still blamed for calling the late Lawrence Barry " Mickey Sligo," I take this opportunity of again denying it. I hope this denial will be sufficient, as I always considered Mr. Barry a very honest, upright, and intelligent man. I had no object in inventing the nickname, therefore I consider I am free from blame. The mistake occurred in this office. Yass Courier, 17 Nov 1891.
NSW Convict Index. Laurence Barry, per Eliza 1832, Certificate of Freedom, No 39/1837. 18 October 1839. Laurence Barry, per Eliza 1832, Ticket of Leave, 36/1851. District, Goulburn; Tried, Tip. NSW Marriages. Ref: 799/1838. Laurence Barry and Mary Russell, LD district. (Roman Catholic, Sydney St Mary’s) OBITUARY. — Mr. Lawrence Barry, resident of Binalong for about half a century, died on the 29th September last, and was buried in the Galong cemetery. The deceased was much respected in all parts of the district, and has lived to the ripe old age of 92 years. He has left many sorrowing friends behind him, and at his funeral there were about twenty vehicles and about 100 horsemen. He was favourably known in the district as "Mickey Sligo.'' Yass Courier, 6 Oct 1891.
RETURN OF ALL MALE CONVICTS, ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED BETWEEN THE 1st AND 30th DAYS OF SEPTEMBER. 1832, INCLUSIVELY. Barry Laurence, Eliza (6), ploughs, &c., to Judge Stephen, Sydney NSW Govt Gazette, 5 Dec 1832.
Tuesday, Laurence Barry, James Barry, Patrick Barry and John Sheedy were placed at the bar for wilful murder of Thomas Burke, near Thurles, on the 5th of March last. The Barrys were found guilty of manslaughter—Sheedy was discharged. Limerick Chronicle, 24 March 1832.
Laurence had 2 brothers who were also convicted for the same crime and transported with him. They all lived in the Yass area.In 1838,Laurence married MaryRussell, then 16, and they had 12 children.