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James Cantwell

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Summary

Born
Jan 1814
Conviction
Manslaughter/culpable homicide
Departure
Jun 1835
Arrival
Sep 1835
Death
Jan 1861
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Personal Information

Name: James Cantwell
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1814
Death: 1st Jan 1861
Age at death: 47
Occupation: Tailor's boy

Crime

Crime: Manslaughter/culpable homicide
Convicted at: Ireland. Tipperary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 12th Jun 1835
Ship: Blackwell
Arrival: 29th Sep 1835
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Cantwell was transported on the Blackwell, departing 12th Jun 1835 and arriving 29th Sep 1835 with 33 passengers.

BlackwellBlackwell (generic)

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

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Convict Notes

Dave Mackay avatar
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on 6th October 2025

The vessel should be Backwell NOT Blackwell

D Wong avatar
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on 28th September 2017

28/3/1835 Tipperary Free Press Tipperary, Republic of Ireland: The following prisoners were then put on their trial: Pat. Heffernan, James Cantwell, Pierce Cantwell, James Heffernan, William Delany, and Richard Stapleton, for the murder of Constable Feely, at Bailynonty. James was found guilty of 'Manslaughter' and was transported for 7 years. His brother Pierce, was transported for life. James was 20 years old on arrival, he was single. the son of Thomas Cantwell and Judith Laffan. 1840: TOL Port Stephens. 10/2/1842: TOL Passport, on the recommendsation of Captain King. 26/3/1842: COF. 1861: James died at Maitland, NSW.