John Beckham

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Summary

Born
Jan 1796
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Aug 1830
Arrival
Dec 1830
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Beckham
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1796
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Aug 1830
Ship: Andromeda
Arrival: 18th Dec 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Beckham was transported on the Andromeda, departing 28th Aug 1830 and arriving 18th Dec 1830 with 71 passengers.

Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.

AndromedaAndromeda (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 18th November 2024

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Beckham, age on arrival, 34, per Andromeda II (1) (1830). Tried at Cork, 1830, Life for Stealing cow. DOB, 1796, Native place, Limerick. Married, 1 child, Catholic, Trade, Labourer reaper sower.