Summary
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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Brennan was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 27th Apr 1838 and arriving 22nd Aug 1838 with 112 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Records NSW - Ship List |
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Convict Notes
“Robert Brennan deposed that he was lately an assigned servant to Mr. Jones, of Gundaroo, the prisoner's father; witness was a shoemaker, and had been in the colony about three years and seven months; he used to make four pair of shoes a week for Mr. Jones, and the rest of his time was his own; he often used to go fishing…” 'Berrima Circuit Court', Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW), 22 March 1842, p. 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31735380.
1843: TOL yass 23/6/1845: COF
on ship list - aged 30 Height 5 feet 3 1/2 Eyes Grey Hair Black Complexion Dark Tried 15 January (month hard to read) 1838 Catholic Widower with 2 children (1 boy, 1 girl) CF 45/809