James Byrne

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Byrne
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Farmers man
Date of Death:	11th October, 1828
Age:	25 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	House breaking
Convicted at:	Ireland, Wicklow
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Phoenix
Departure date:	29th August, 1826
Arrival date:	25th December, 1826
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 36 other convicts

References

Primary source:	New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.
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Penny-Lyn Beale on 6th September, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.

Name; James Byrne
Ship; Phoenix 1826
No; 4
Age; 23 Est birth Year; 1803
Reads, Single; Religion; Catholic
Calling; Farmers Man
Offence; House Robbery
Date of Trial: Wicklow 03/03/1826
Sentence; Life
Height; 5 ft. 3 1/4
Hair; Brown
Eyes; Grey
Noted against name; Died 11 Oct 1828 in the service of W Liscombe of Bathurst

2 James Byrne on the ship, Noted against James Byrne sentenced in Dublin. Died 11 Oct 1828 in the service of W Liscombe of Bathurst
“Death applies to James Byrne sentenced in Wicklow’

Penny-Lyn Beale on 15th December, 2020 wrote:

UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856

Name: James Byrne
Age: 22 [1804]
Treatment Year: 1826-1827. Treatment Place: United Kingdom
Ship: Phoenix. Date; 12 Oct 1826
Disease; Enteritis
Discharged; From sick list on the 30 Nov
Notes; Is of a spare habit of body, experienced several attacks of Cholera ....

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 6th September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842. (prev. ), firstname: James, surname: Byrne, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1803, date of death: 11th October, 1828, gender: m, oc