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Transportation
John Callaghan was transported on the Parkfield, departing 12th May 1839 and arriving 1st Sep 1839 with 242 passengers.
Built Isle of Man 1833. 496 tons. Voyage from Sheerness 15 May 1839 to Port Jackson, New South Wales 1 Sept 1839 - 109 days. (No deaths reported) 240 passengers. 31st Regiment, 6 women & 9 children.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 41 (23) NSW Gov Records. |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
John Connell, also convicted in the same offence, had a Criminal petition made on his behalf: National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/91/109. Date. 1839 Mar 17; 1839 Apr 19. Prisoner name: John Connell. Prisoner age: 21. Prisoner occupation: Private in the 67th Regiment. Court and date of trial: Kent Lent Assizes March 1839. Crime: Manslaughter - of J Ross [Royal Marine]. Initial sentence: Transportation for life. Gaoler’s report: Character not known. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): Ellen Connell, mother of the prisoner, from Castle Island [Castleisland], County Kerry, Ireland, with Charles Fairfield, Departmental Lieutenant County Kerry. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The prisoner’s good character; others convicted for the same crime received sentences of seven years; innocence. Other papers: Letter from Berkeley Drummond, Lieutenant Colonel, Scots Guards. Letter from Charles Fairfield and others addressed to Berkeley Drummond. Letter from the prisoner to his mother. Letter from [illegible] to Berkeley Drummond. Additional information: held on the convict hulk Fortitude.
FRIDAY. This morning, John Connell, 21, Morrice Lyons, 22, and John Callaghan, 20, were charged on the Coroner's inquisition, with the wilful murder of Robert Ross, at Chatham ; and Timothy Lawler, 23, Bartholomew Brassman, 19, Dennis Doyle, 20, Joshua Sykes, 19, John Baynan, 19, Michael Farrell, 20, and Robert Johnson, 20, with aiding and abetting the said John Connell, Morrice Lyons, and Callaghan, in the said murder. Dover Telegraph, 16 March 1839. MAIDSTONE ASSlZES.—Saturday John O'Connell, Maurice Lyons, and John Callaghan, were indicted for the wilful murder of Robert Ross, at Chatham, on the 21th of October last; and Timothy Lawler, B. Brassman, Dennis Doyle, Joshua Sykes, John Buynon, Robert Johnson, and Michael Farrell, for aiding and abetting in the said Murder. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty of Manslaughter against O'Connell, Lyons and Callaghan ; and acquitted all the others. Globe 18 March 1839. All the men involved were soldiers.
Born - Cork County Ireland. Single. CF issued 46/281