Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Peter Campbell was transported on the Cambridge, departing 2nd Jun 1827 and arriving 17th Sep 1827 with 71 passengers.
Departed Dublin 2/6/1827 Arrived Port Jackson 17/9/1827
Cambridge (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
DUNDALK ASSIZES. There never has appeared little on the Calendar of this County. There were very few records for trial, and even those were not tried, having been delivered too late to the Sheriff. The following were the principal convictions, and the trials contained very little interesting matter. Peter Campbell, for house robbery and burglary; to be transported for 7 years. Peter Campbell, for horse stealing; sentence of death passed upon him, but recommended to mercy to be transported for life. ... Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 15 July 1826. Note: there were 2 men named Peter Campbell tried and convicted at these assizes. This man is Peter Campbell Jun. - was the other man his father?
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Peter Campbell, Jun. age on arrival, 32, per Cambridge (1827) Tried at Louth. 1826, Life for Stealing horses. DOB, 1795, Native place, Down. Married, 2 children. Catholic. Trade, Farmers man.