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Cormick Berry was transported on the Asia V, departing 6th Aug 1831 and arriving 2nd Dec 1831 with 90 passengers.
Built in Calcutta in 1814, 523 tons Rig Type: S The Asia transported prisoners from counties throughout Ireland including Wexford, Cork, Clare, Athlone, Mayo, Limerick, Carrick. Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Belfast and Monaghan. Their crimes included varous forms of stealing and robbery, assault, vagrancy, highway robbery, house robbery, receiving, assault, manslaughter and whiteboy crimes.
Asia V (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Site MenuSave New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Annotated Printed Indentures 1831 |
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Seems Cormick Berry did not die in 1831..... Cormick Berry was listed as 36 years old on arrival. Native Place: Athlone, Roscommon. Cormick was 5'8" tall, rather dark and pockpitted complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. In hospital on arrival. Medical Journal of the Asia 1831: Cormick Berry, aged 30; convict; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 20 November 1831. Discharged, 3 December 1831 to hospital, Sydney. NEW SOUTH WALES. RETURN OF ALL CONVICTS ASSIGNED BETWEEN THE 1st DAY OF JANUARY AND THE 31st DAY OF MARCH, 1832: 152. Berry Cormick, Asia (8), labourer, to G. C. Curlewis, Sydney. 24/3/1840: TOL, Goulburn - cancelled for being out of his district and representing himself to be free - later restored. 25/9/1843: TOL, Yass - In lieu of TOL dated 24/3/1840, cancelled. - Altered for Berrima 15/2/1844 per letter from the Yass Bench per the Gov. minutes on a recommendation by the Col. Engineer. - Cancelled for absence from district 11/10/1850. 2/10/1840: Permission to marry Bridget Lourigan (Whitby 1839) - Bridget was 24 and on Bond - Cormick was 45 and had a TOL. - At Goulburn, permission granted. No Registration found. No date of death found.
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Nature of the Disease: Scorbutic (Scurvy) Dysenteria (spelling as per the Journal) No of the Case; 55 Name: Cormick Berry Age;30 Where taken ill: November 21st, 1831 How disposed of: Discharged to the General Hospital Sydney 09.12/1831 He died in about 10 days or a fortnight after being at the hospital