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Transportation
John Byrne was transported on the Henry Porcher, departing 5th Aug 1825 and arriving 3rd Dec 1825 with 176 passengers.
1825 Journey. On Saturday morning (3 Dec) arrived from London and Dublin, the ship Henry Porcher, Captain John Thompson, with 175 male prisoners, having lost one man - the rest in good health. She sailed from London the 10th of July, and Dublin the 5th of August. The guard comprises a detachment of the 47th Regiment, under the orders of Captain Donaldson. The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. CARTER, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1825.
Henry Porcher (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convicts to NSW, by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au; and NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1823-1826 |
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Convict Notes
1825, 3 December: John BYRNE per Henry Porcher 1825 arrived in NSW, aged 19. He was tried at County Kildare, 28 March 1825, for stealing pigs and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. His native place was Co Kildare. He was a ploughman; 5’5¾” tall, brown freckled complexion, grey hair, brown eyes; and he was physically “very well” (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1823-1826). 1825, 9 December: He is on a list of convicts forwarded to Parramatta for distribution; assigned to William Kearns, Minto (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856; Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827). 1828, 24 January: John BURNS (BYRNE) per Henry Porcher, aged 20, died at Windsor (see NSW Convict Records, 1810-1891, Convicts Deaths, Death Register, 1828-1879).
CRIME: Stealing pigs (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Bound Indentures 1823-1826).
NATIVE PLACE: County Kildare (see Irish Convicts to NSW, by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au).