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John Clynch was transported on the Three Bees, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 6th May 1814 with 221 passengers.
SHIP NEWS.—On Wednesday arrived the Catherine transport, Capt. Simmonds, with 97 female prisoners from Ireland; which she received at Cork, and afterwards went to Falmouth for convoy, whence she sailed for this Colony the 8th of last December. Yesterday arrived the Three Bees transport, Capt. Wallace, with 209 male prisoners, also from Ireland, but last from England having sailed in the same convoy with the Catherine, under protection of the Niger and Tagus frigates; which captured, off the Cape de Verde, the Ceres French frigate, rated 36, but carrying 46 guns, after an action of 15 minutes in which the Tagus only was engaged. Sydney Gazette, 7 May 1814.
Three Bees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convict Indents, 1788-1842 (states that in 1813 he was aged 23, from which a birth year of c.1790 can be inferred) Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825 (online at http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/c/F11c_cl-col-07.htm#CLINCH) Headstone at St Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Campbelltown, NSW (source for Date of Death and Age 30 at death; this diifers with the information in the Convict Indents by approximately 6 years). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182472620/john-clynch |
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Family connections for John (Clynch) may be: CLIYNCH ??? (Lynch/Cli/ynch) may have produced 2children: 1.Christopher (Lynch) was born about 1786 & became a farmer. He was tried at Kildare Ireland in 1812, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 6 5 1814 after a voyage of 5months on THREE BEES; he was Catholic. In 1821 he was a servant to John (Oxley). He was issued a Certificate (of Freedom?) in January 1824. He was appointed as constable at Upper Minto on 8 12 1824 & gave vidence at the inquest of Francis (Blong) on 14 12 1825. He was recorded in 1828 Free by Servitude Constable at Eldenstie Upper Minto. He was dismissed in 1829 due to indifferent service as constable. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 2.John (Clynch/Clinch) was born about 1791 & became a labourer-he is recorded on this Website as a native of Kildare. He was tried at Dublin city, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 6 5 1814 after a voyage of 5months on THREE BEES. He was an emancipist when he married Mary (King/Duffey age15 her first marriage) on 14 2 1820 at St Lukes CofE Liverpool. He is recorded in October 1824 as working in the District of Appin. He died on 22 3 1826 age35. He was recorded posthumously in 1826 as a settler. ..[Some details taken from this Website] ..Mary (King/Duffey) was born in 1805. She arrived at Port Jackson NSW as a child with Charlotte (King) convict after 6 12 1812 after a voyage of 6months on MINSTREL accompanying INDEFATIGIBLE. She married secondly Laurence (Darcy-shown in Smees records as Davey) of Appin on 12 7 1827 at St Marys RC Sydney. In 1828 she was recorded as Catholic at Appin with her family. She was apparantly living at 24 Little Norton street Surry Hills when she died on 19 9 1890 age about75 mother of 10children & was buried at St Bede’s Catholic Cemetery Appin. ..Details of Mary (King)s family are given in entry for Charlotte (King MINSTREL 1812) on this Website. ..John (Clynch) & Mary (King/Duffey) produced 6children: ..1.Eleanor (Clynch) was born in 1820 at Airds & baptised on 12 3 1821 at St Marys RC Sydney. ..2.William (Clynch) was born in 1821 at Appin & baptised on 2 1 1823 at St Marys RC Sydney. ....[Smees records show the mother of William as Mary (King/Jordan) who arrived as a child on MINSTREL in 1812 with the same marriage date as Mary (King/Duffey). AND on this Website an Eleanor (King) convict from MINSTREL in 1812 is the person who marries, sometime before 1821, James (Jordan) convict from FRIENDSHIP & lived on his farm in Appin. Another Mary (King) convict from MINSTREL has no clues. So some differences in records exist here.] ..3.James (Clynch) was born in 1822 at Appin on 14 10 1823 at St Marys RC Sydney. ..4.Margaret (Clynch) was born in 1823 at Appin & baptised on 30 10 1824 at St Marys RC Sydney. She aparantly died in 1870 age about47. ..5.Mary (Clynch) was born in 1825 in Sydney & baptised on 23 11 1825 at St Marys RC Sydney. ..6.John (Clynch) was born on 12 8 1826 at Appin & baptised on 1 11 1826 at St Marys RC Sydney. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Native of Kildare, Ireland. From the "Colonial Secretary Index, 1788-1825", on 18 Oct 1824 he was noted as being a convict assigned to work for someone in the District of Appin (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.69). Some of his descendants have retained a connection with the town of Appin, NSW, the most recently known family burial occuring there in 1998.