Michael Byrne

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Michael Byrne
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Horse theft
Convicted at:	Carlow County
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Hero
Departure date:	15th March, 1835
Arrival date:	31st August, 1835
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 62 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1835; Ticket of Leave records and The Lanyon Saga by Bruce Moore (1982)
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 5th July, 2019 wrote:

Described in the Annotated records as being 19 years old; could neither read and write: Status single; Religion Catholic: Native place County Wicklow and was a farm labourer; Was convicted of horse stealing at Carlow on 9 July 1834 for life; Had no prior convictions; Height 5 feet 5 1/2 inches: Complexion Ruddy; Hair Light sandy brown and had grey eyes. Prisoner number 35-1821.
Assigned to Mr James Wright at Lanyon Station. Lanyon is now located in southern Canberra, ACT.
Ticket of leave dated April 1843, Number 43/2144. Applied for by Mr James Wright. Certificate of Freedom number 48/1948.

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 5th July, 2019 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Convict Annotated Printed Indentures 1835; Ticket of Leave records and The Lanyon Saga by Bruce Moore (1982) (prev. ), firstname: Michael, surname: Byrne, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: