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Voyage
Transportation
James Breen was transported on the Sir Godfrey Webster, departing 11th Jul 1825 and arriving 3rd Jan 1826 with 196 passengers.
Sir Godfrey Webster (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Records of New South Wales, Indents of Convict Ships, 1826, Sir Godfrey Webster / British National Archives, Medical Journals of navy surgeons, "Sir Godfrey Webster" ADM 101/68/1. |
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Convict Notes
ASSIZES David Sheehan, burglary, judgment of death, no day fixed for execution. Wm. Duggan, manslaughter—James Brien, James Morrison, Wm Dillon, and Jeremiah Brien, stealing— James Walsh, sheep stealing, (?) and Michael Ducey, larceny, to be transported for seven years. Waterford Mail, 19 March 1825.
James Breen also had his own entry in the Surgeon's journal from having been sick for many weeks from 22 July during all of August and until discharge from the ship's hospital on 4 September 1835 on the voyage: Folios 8-9: JAMES BREENE aged 60, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, embarked in a very debilitated state having been a long time imprisoned, as have already stated on board the hulk at Cove the prisoners were not allowed any solid animal food and his advanced age; put on sick list 22 July 1825, discharged 4 September 1825 from list. [ADM 101/68/1]
____________________________________ From the Indent of ship 'Sir Godfrey Webster': James Breen Age: 60 years; Education: Cannot read or write; Religion: Roman Catholic; Marriage Status: Married with five children; Born at Tipperary; Labourer; Trial Crime: Cow stealing, Trial Court: Waterford County, 14 March 1825, Sentence: 7 Years; Previous convictions: None. His personal details were not given on the indent. He was probably debilitated from the journey when he arrived, since he was mentioned in the surgeon's journal on board: "Folios 15-16: covering about September and October 1825: “For the last five weeks the convicts have suffered much from excessive heat. The cases since the first of last month have been mild forms of scorbutus and dysenteria, some chronic visceral affections of long standing, and some of general debility from old age and requiring attention with nourishment to sustain the powers of life; especially the following, Simon and B Flaherty, Denis Kenneary, JAMES BREENE, Patrick O'Neil, John Delaney, Denis Flattery and Rhody Scully. On arrival, he was initially assigned to D’Arcy Wentworth, whose property was called ‘Homebush” in western Sydney, in the area the suburb of the same name is based on. By 1828, at the Census, he was listed as "James Brine" per Sir Godfrey Webster; and was employed in the government's Engineers Department, in the Census District of Parramatta. He got his Certificate of Freedom, number 32/0336 dated 16 Apr 18327; seven years after his trial.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Breen, age on arrival, 60, Sir Godfrey Webster (2) 1826. Tried Waterford, 1825, 7 years, DOB 1766.