Lawrence Burns

Lawrence Burns, one of 152 convicts transported on the Grenada, 03 May 1821

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Lawrence Burns
Aliases:	Byrnes
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1800
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	No details
Convicted at:	Lancaster. Liverpool Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Grenada
Departure date:	3rd May, 1821
Arrival date:	16th September, 1821
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 151 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 28
Source description:	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 22nd May, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867
. Ticket of Leave Date: 15 January 1828 . No; 28/60
. Native Place: CASTLE SHEA IRELAND
Date Of Trial: LANCASTER
Complexion: RUDDY
Height; 5 FT 7 1/2 IN
Hair: BROWN
Eyes; GREY

Penny-Lyn Beale on 22nd May, 2020 wrote:

WAS TRANSPORTED TO PORT MACQUARIE BY WILLIAM LAWSON ESQ FOR 3 YERS - 3RD OFFENCE 1824

D Wong on 22nd May, 2020 wrote:

Native Place: Castle Sheen, Ireland.

Occupation: Bricklayer’s labourer.

Lawrence was 5’7½” tall, ruddy complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, scar on left cheek bone another left side of mouth and another under left jaw.

Colonial Secretary Index:
BURNS, Lawrence. Per “Grenada”, 1821

1823 May 1: On list of prisoners assigned; listed as Byrne (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.10)

1824 Apr: On return of settlers’ men punished in the County of Westmoreland (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.115)

1824 Apr 27: On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per “Sally” (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.126, 474-5)

25/1/1828: COF

26/6/1833: COF renewed.

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 22nd May, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1800 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime

D Wong on 22nd May, 2020 made the following changes:

alias1: Byrnes