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Crime
Transportation
John Brown 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 | Convict Indents & Ship Musters, 1832, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837 |
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Convict Notes
enlisted Military 25 Mar 1823 Unit 91st Foot Soldiers, 1st Battalion
Education: Reads; Protestant; Marriage Status: Single; Born at Renfrew Scotland Employment: Gardener's labourer, soldier; Trial Crime: Striking a corporal, Previous convictions: 1 month; Height in feet & inches: 5 7.75; Complexion: Ruddy freckled; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Marks or Scars: M G on right arm