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Transportation
Edward Byrne was transported on the Merope, departing 30th Nov 1831 and arriving 29th Dec 1832 with 6 passengers.
Embarked: 11 male prisoners Captain Pollock Tons: 311 The barque Merope departed Calcutta 1st June 1834 and sailed via Mauritius to Van Diemen's Land with eleven prisoners who had been convicted in Madras. The convicts were then transferred to the Currency Lass, Captain Taggart and taken to Sydney where they arrived on 11 October 1834.
Merope (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for Edward Byrne Annotated Printed Indentures 1833 |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 for Edward Byrne
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for Edward Byrne Bound Indentures 1832-1833 From Dublin Ireland Single catholic who could read and write. Coachmaker, indifferent; soldier(private). Tried at Secrole Benares India on 15/3/1832. Spent 4 years in solitary confinement. 5' 9: dark sallow complexion and a little pock pitted brown hair mixed with grey grey eyes. Died at Newcastle 5/1`2/1833 Arrived Hobart VDL 29/12/1833 forwarded to Sydney per ship Edward Lombe on 6/1/1833.