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Transportation
Peter Callaghan was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 14th Jul 1816 and arriving 20th Dec 1816 with 150 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://members.pcug.org.au Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 |
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Convict Notes
NSW BDMs Deaths CALLAGAN CATHERINE 2667/1837 V18372667 21 INFANT CALLAGAN MICHAEL 2670/1837 V18372670 21 AGE 10 CALLAGAN PETER 2649/1837 V18372649 21 AGE 45
BURIAL of Daughter; New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool St Luke. No; 688 Name; Catherine Callaghan Abode; Liverpool Hospital When buried; 1837, 2 Jun Age; 3 Remarks; Accidently burnt. Daughter of the Late Constable Callaghan By Whom Ceremony was preformed; James Guirther. ??Officiating Minister BURIAL of Son; New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool St Luke. No; 691 Name; Michael Callagan Abode; South Creek When buried; 1837, 17 Jun Age; 10 Remarks; Willfully murdered and horrid crime committed upon him - Son of the late constable Callagan By Whom Ceremony was preformed; James Guirther. ?? Officiating Minister
1837 - New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool St Luke. No; 671 Name; Peter Callagan Abode; Louth Creek When buried; 1837, 8 April Age; About 45 Ship’s Name; ---------- Quality or profession. Found drowned with every appearance of having been murdered - A Constable By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Richard Taylor, M.A
New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 for Peter Callaghan Entrance Book. Runaway from of Newcastle Sent to Port Macquarie for 3 years, per cutter 'Sally' 27/12/1821. Listed as coach spring maker. 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy) for Peter Calaghan (NRS 1272) 1828 Census: Alphabetical Return Surnames A-C Peter Calaghan 31 FS Surry 1816 7yrs cath Constable Mary Calaghan (alias Garragan) 26 Woodman FS Woodman 1823 7yrs Cath Michael Daniel Calaghan 1 1/2 BC Ann Calaghan BC 2 months Residing at George Street Sydney The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838) Mon 19 Jun 1837 Page 2 NEWS OF THE DAY. MURDER - A dreadful' murder committed near Cabramatta was discovered last week, under the following circumstances - A young lad; named Michael Callagan, about twelve year's of age, had been missing since Sunday ;the last time he had been seen was in the company of a man named John Keep, a prisoner assigned to Captain Weston,- in the neighbourhood of the place where the body was subsequently found. A few days afterwards, a man of the name of Hughes, on his way from Denham Court to Sir John Wylde's Estate, having missed his way, strayed into a rather thick part of the bush, and saw, what he at first conceived, was the mangled remains of a dead, sheep, but which, on a nearer inspection, proved to be the body of a boy, with marks of great violence on it : a stick covered with blood an air was lying near the body, and a quantity of blood was on the ground the trowsers were down, which, with other circumstances, tended to create a belief that unnatural violence had been used. In- formation was immediately given to the Police, and the man Keep was taken into custody, A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body on Friday, at the house-of Mr. Martin at Kemp's Creek, Cabramatta, before Mr. Heywood, the Coroner of Parramatta; and it was proved in evidence that the deceased was last seen in the company of the prisoner, going in the direction of the place where the body was found. Keep, admitted that the deceased accompanied him a part of his way home, which, was in quite a contrary direction from that in which they were seen. The Jury returned a verdict of willful murder against John Keep, who was committed on the coroner's warrant. It is supposed that he first committed an unnatural assault on the boy, and afterwards murdered him to avoid detection.
New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts' Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 1826 Mary Garagan 25 Bond (7Yrs) per ship Woodman granted to marry Peter Callaghan 30 Free (7yrs) per ship Surry (2) Rev J J Therry Sydney
Peter CALLAGHAN – per Surry 1 (2), born 1796, native place Dublin Co, was convicted of stealing cows. He was committed for trial at the Commission, Dublin, on 9 December 1815; was tried by Barons McCleland and George in December 1815, and sentenced to 7 years’ transportation. He was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol on 9 December 1815 (prisoner #2028), and was discharged from the jail on 16 May 1816 to be “sent on board the convict ship” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).
Peter Callaghan was convicted at Dublin City in 1815 and given a 7yr transportation sentence. To New South Wales, Australia on the ship "Surrey".