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Voyage
Transportation
Cornelius Casey was transported on the Brampton, departing 8th Nov 1822 and arriving 22nd Apr 1823 with 185 passengers.
The 'Brampton' ship was built in 1817 at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. Originally used by the East India Company and then whaling before being a convict transport ship. Many of the Irish convicts on this ship were convicted under the Insurrection Act, for White Boy offences. 24 April 1823, the Sydney Gazette reported: On Tuesday last arrived from Ireland, with 183 male convicts, the ship Brampton, Captain Moore. She left London the 28th of July last; sailed from the Cove of Cork on the 8th of November; and last from the Cape of Good Hope, the 20th of February, from whence she brings eleven convicts.—Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Price, R. N. The guard comprises a detachment of the 3d Regt. (Buffs.)
Brampton (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, New South Wales. General muster 1825 |
Claims
"Cornelius is my 5th Great Grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Cornelius applied to have his wife and children join him in NSW. His wife Honora and children subsequently sailed on the Diamond arriving in 1838.https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_diamond_1838.htm
Offence; Administering Unlawful Oaths
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, New South Wales. General muster 1825 DIED on his passage to the colony