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Voyage
Transportation
John Burns was transported on the Mangles, departing 27th Sep 1825 and arriving 18th Feb 1826 with 192 passengers.
ManglesReferences
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Police Reports, Sydney. August 1. John Burnes, prisoner of the crown, charged with stealing a candlestick from a free woman, into whose house the prisoner came to ask for work. As soon as the prisoner was gone, she missed her candlestick from the cupboard, in which the had seen it a few minutes before. To a penal settlement for 12 months. Sydney Gazette, 5 Aug 1826.
Moreton Bay Records. John Burnes, per Mangles 4, tried at Limerick Coy, July 1825, 7 years. Trade, Tinman. Colonial Conviction: Gen. Sess. Sydney, 2 Aug 1826, Stealing a candlestick, 1 year. To Sydney 2 Sep 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Burns, alias Byrnes, age on arrival, 30, per Mangles (4) 1826, Tried Limerick, 1825, 7 years for Stealing copper. DOB, 1796, native place, Clare Co, Married, 2 children. Catholic, Trade, Tinman. Remarks: Colonial Sentence Norfolk Island.