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James Brophy was transported on the Waterloo, departing 18th Dec 1830 and arriving 30th Apr 1831 with 200 passengers.
1829 - Waterloo's first voyage arrived at Sydney Cove 9 July 1829. 180 Male Convicts. 2 Died on voyage. 7 sent to the hospital on landing. Total mustered; 171. Stephen Addison - Commander Michael Goodsire - Surgeon Superintendent [His wife was a passenger] 1842 - The Waterloo voyage of 1842 was wrecked on 28/8/1842. 189 people drowned, these being 143 convicts, 15 men of the 99th Regiment, together with 17 wives and children, the boatswain Mr. Chiverton, the sailmaker, the carpenter and 11 of the crew. Convicts were then received in Cape Town Prison from the wreck of the Waterloo, 2nd September 1842. They then completed their voyage to VDL per “Cape Packet” which arrived on 23/11/1842.
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Convict Notes
CONVICTION OF A GANG OF ROBBERS Denis Macnamara, James Murray, alias Flinn, Philip Reilly, James Brophy, William Conway, Mary Macnamara, and James M'ilroy, were indicted for having, on the 1st November, burglariously broken and entered the house of Mr. James Dann, Dorset street, and taken away several articles of wearing apparel, together with a silver watch. These prisoners formed part of a gang who have been plundering in different parts of this city for some months past. Property taken at different burglaries were found in the possession of the principals, and great credit is due to peace officers Cannon and Gorman, of Henry-street, for their very active exertions in detecting and bringing them to justice. The four first named prisoners were found guilty, and judgment death recorded. After the Recorder pronounced sentence on them the Court rung with the cries of their unfortunate accomplices, who attended to hear the issue of the trial. Saunders’s News-Letter, 27 Nov 1830. RECORDER'S COURT. Yesterday. Denis M'Namara, James Murray Flinn, James Brophy, and Philip Reilly, were convicted of a robbery, and as the Recorder in delivering the sentence of the Court declared them persons of such notorious bad character, that they should not permitted to continue in this country, sentence of death was recorded against them. Dublin Morning Register, 27 Nov 1830.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Brophy, age on arrival, 19, per Waterloo (2) 1831. Tried 1830, at Dublin, Life, for House breaking. 1 former conviction. DOB 1812, Native place, Dublin. Single. Catholic. Tallow chandler.