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Voyage
Transportation
Nicholas Bourke was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.
Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.
Bencoolen (generic)References
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Convict Notes
1828 NSW Census at Botany, resident at Mary (Ripley?)'s farm, Saltpan Creek, in household of Aron Barnett, and his wife Ann and other labourers. Nickols Burke, age 60, Free by Servitude, (Bencolen the 1st, 1811,7 yrs) blacksmith, Catholic. (Bencoolen 1819) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G961-Q2NF?i=62&cc=2177300&personaUrl=/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXY-5DZV
Nicholas Burke was 55 or 40 years old on arrival (55 on the 'Convicts received on board the Bencoolen at Cove of Cork in Ireland' list, and 40 on the Irish Convicts database) he was transported for 'Perjury'. Colonial Secretary Papers: BURKE, Nicholas. Per "Bencoolen", 1819 1821 Sep 8: Blacksmith. On list of all persons victualled from H.M. Magazines (Reel 6016; 4/5781 p.117) 1824 c.Apr, Oct 8: Smith. Assigned convict mechanic whose master was a defaulter in payment for (Reel 6061, 4/1778 p.265f; Fiche 3293, 5/3821.1 p.4) 17/11/1825: COF 10/2/1832: COF renewed. No date of death found.