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Transportation
Francis Carberry was transported on the Boyd, departing 10th Mar 1809 and arriving 14th Aug 1809 with 144 passengers.
395 ton ship. Departed Cork, Ireland for New South Wales, Australia 1809. After leaving Australia, for New Zealand, the vessel was set upon by natives from Bay of Islands and most onboard the ship were massacred (including cannibalization). The boat was captured and towed to Motu Wai (Red Island) were it was totally destroyed.
Boyd (generic)References
| Primary Source | 1809 - South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records. |
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Convict Notes
He was born in 1762, and married to Catherine Malone in 1791. He was arrested on 19th January 1809 for stealing a bridle and saddle and was in Kilmainham Gaol He was tried in Dublin in March 1807 and sentenced to death. On appeal from family and friends, because he was drunk and picked up the wrong one he was given life in Australia. Francis is registered on Portsmouth Prison Hulk ship list.. He is registered in the 1809 NSW Convict list as arriving on the Boyd. His fourth child, third son was born on 27th May 1807, my 2nd great grandfather. In 1828 census he is in Melville and there is a death record for him in Castlereagh Burial Ground. On your site he is listed as Protestant but that is the person below him. He was Roman Catholic. There is another record in 1841 for a Francis Carberry in Willongong NSW but I believe this to be a different Francis Carberry.
1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (TNA Copy) No; 1859 Name; Francis Carberry Age; 76 Ship; Boyd Sentence; Life Religion; Protestant Assigned; Rooty Hill, Melville Noted; Against name; DEAD: New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, Convicts Deaths Name: Francis Carberry. Ship; Boyd. Date: 26 Nov 1829 - Age; 84. ?? Castlereagh.
1809 - South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records. Age; 40 [1769] Trial; Dublin. March 1807. Sentence; Life. 1818 - 31 Jan. Transferred from goal gang to town gang 1825 - Convict Muster. Got. Employ. Sydney 1828 - Census. No; 335. Age; 76 G.S. Boyd. Sentence; Life. Catholic. Invalid at Rooty Hill