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Transportation
Martin Coffey 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 | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. |
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Convict Notes
Ticket of Leave Three Bees, Martin Coffee, Airds, duplicate. Sydney Gazette, 25 Sept 1823. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW Census Index. Martin Coffin, per Three Brothers, employment: 2 Iron Gang.
The Tickets of Leave granted to the following Persons, have been cancelled ; Three Bees; Martin Coffee, for illegally taking from Sydney to Campbell-town, a Prisoner of the Crown, as also for keeping a disorderly House. Sydney Gazette, 15 Jan 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Martin Coffey, alias Coffee, age on arrival, 36, Three Bees (1814), Tried Leitrim Co., 1813, Life. DOB, 1778, Native place, Leitrim. Trade, Drover salesman. ------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. COFFEE, Martin. Per "Three Bees", 1814. 1814 May 11 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Three Bees" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution; listed as Diffoy (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.165) 1816 Feb - Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3172; 4/1849 p.41) 1823 Apr 1 - Thomas Reddall requesting particulars of a ticket of leave Coffee was claiming to have received about four years ago, which he had recently lost (Reel 6058; 4/1769 p.147). Reply, 4 Apr (Reel 6010; 4/3508 p.75) - 1824 Sep 22 - Affidavit re loss of his ticket of leave (Reel 6028; 4/1690 p.89) 1825 Mar 15 - Of Airds. On list of applicants for assigned Government servants as farming men (Reel 6062; 4/1783 p.35) -------------------------------------------------- Conditional Pardon, dated 15 Feb 1849. Coffee Martin, Three Bees; NSW Govt Gazette, 13 Apr 1849.