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Transportation
Richard Burke was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts |
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Convict Notes
NSW Convict Index. Mary Rogers, per Caroline, 1833, Certificate of Freedom, 3 Sep 1841, No 41/1211. Wife of Richard Burke, per Mariner, 1827, (as stated on her CF).
Contributed by D Wong on 17th November 2012 Richard Burke was transported on the MARINER 1827. Richard was 22 years old and a WhiteBoy, single. 1836: TOL 1/2/1843: CP 1834: Married Mary Rogers (Caroline 1833) at the time he was listed as a shoemaker. --------------------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Richard Burke, alias Bourke, age on arrival, 22, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried Sligo, 1826, Life for Unlawful oaths. Irish White Boy rebel. DOB, 1805, Native place, Sligo. Single. Sawyer top. Religion, Catholic.
Born at Sligo Ireland. Crime unlawful Oaths. Single. Classified as a WB. Irish whiteboy - (secret Irish organisation in 18th-century Ireland which used violent tactics to address the rack-rents collection, excessive priests’ dues, evictions and other oppressive acts against the tenant and subsistence Irish farmers).