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Voyage
Transportation
Sylvester Carthy was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 27th Apr 1838 and arriving 22nd Aug 1838 with 112 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Found birth dates of 1816, 1820, and 1824. Sick list of the Moreland 1838: Folio 55: Sylvester Carthy, aged 22, ship’s crew; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list, 8 August 1838, discharged 18 August 1838 cured. also Folio 13: Sylvester Carthy, aged 22, [convict?]; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list, 8 August 1838, discharged 18 August 1838 cured. 1844 TOL Yass Found nothing on 'Trove' - nothing on the BDM's of NSW, Vic, or QLD. Nothing on Tasmanian records.
Sylvester CARTHY was just 10yrs old when he was convicted at Carlow, Ireland in 1838 for stealing money. 10yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Westmorland' arriving 22 Aug 1838. Aged 10yrs; errand boy; Roman Catholic; single man. Native Place - Carlow, Ireland.