John Chemine

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Summary

Born
Jan 1796
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
May 1820
Arrival
Sep 1820
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Chemine
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1796
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Cremine, Gearey, Geary, Cremene

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Cork City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th May 1820
Ship: Dorothy
Arrival: 29th Sep 1820
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Chemine was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.

Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland

DorothyDorothy (generic)

References

Primary Source1. NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 2. NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Bound Indentures 1820-1821 3. UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep 4. The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser, 23 Apr 1827, p1

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 14th June 2020

1820, 8 June: Listed as John Crumin – one of several prisoners “unironed”, as reported by the ship’s surgeon superintendent, Robert Espie, in his journal (see UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep). 1827, 23 April: Certificates of Freedom granted in the last week to… John Chemine, or Gearey per Dorothy (see The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser, 23 Apr 1827, p1)

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 14th June 2020

1820: John Cremine or Geary, sentenced to 7 years for stealing money, convicted Cork City, Lent 1820 (NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849). 1820, September: John Cremene or Gearey, labourer and cobbler, 7 years, 24, 5’7”, medium complexion, light brown hair, dark eyes (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842, Bound Indentures 1820-1821).