Convict Martin Byrne - Convict Records

Summary

Born

Jan 1806

Conviction

Robbery

Departure

Feb 1834

Arrival

Jun 1834

Death

Mar 1892

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Personal Information

Name: Martin Byrne

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1806

Death: 21st Mar 1892

Age at death: 86

Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Robbery

Convicted at: Ireland, Wexford

Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Feb 1834

Ship: James Laing

Arrival: 29th Jun 1834

Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Martin Byrne was transported on the James Laing, departing 16th Feb 1834 and arriving 29th Jun 1834 with 142 passengers.

James Laing (generic)

References

Primary Source

http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi

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Convict Notes

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on 19th July 2013

Martin Byrne was 28 years old and was transported for "Robbery of a dwelling house". Martin was single and his native place was Carlow County. 1842 TOL 23/12/1846: TOL Passport, Windsor Bench 30/7/1847: CP 1842: Married Sarah Nightingale, born Sydney 1825-died Queanbeyan 1869. They had 12 children. 1839: Martin arrived at Gundaroo, he worked on his Uncle James Hughes(his mother's brother) property "Mugwill". 1850: Built the Byrne's Hotel in Queanbeyan, and held the licence until 1860, then went to live at his station "Woden". 1869: Returned to Queanbeyan after his wife's death, built and operated the Steam Flour Mill in 1883, and was also heavily involved in getting a hospital built in Queanbeyan. 21/3/l892: Died in the Mill House, Queanbeyan and is buried in the Riverside Cemetery Queanbeyan.