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Transportation
John Coleman was transported on the Bussorah Merchant, departing 16th Aug 1831 and arriving 14th Dec 1831 with 100 passengers.
The Bussorah Merchant was built at Calcutta in 1818, 531 tons. The ship transported convicts from England in 1828 to New South Wales, from Ireland in 1829/30 to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land and in 1831 another voyage to Sydney, New South Wales. (The ship also made voyages to Australia, in 1837, 1839 & 1845 with free immigrants.)
Bussorah Merchant (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
Commission - Second Day. John Coleman, sen., John Coleman, jun., Terence Connor and Mary Coleman stood indicted for having, on the 10th December stolen two oxen, the property of James Newman, of the pariah of Fingliss. James Newman, jun.,Esq. deposed, that two bullocks, the property of his father, were stolen from his … at Cadlitt-lodge, on the night of the 10th of December; he went in search of them the next day, and found one of them alive in the ... of one of the prisoners (James Coleman) who witness identified ; then he went to Coleman's house, he was not at home but he found himself ... in a potato-shed, at some distance from the house. and in a pit in the same field, he, and the police who accompanied him, discovered a bag of fat and a hide which witness believed to be the hide of the other bullock ; Coleman and his Wife, on being asked had they any beef in the house, peremptorily denied it ; but on the house being searched, the Carcase of a bullock, recently killed and quite warm, was discovered concealed in some straw over Coleman's bed; Terence Connor, who was a labourer in the employment of Coleman, being questioned if he knew any thing, of the beef, denied it, ?? afterwards in the course of the search a tub of salted beef was found in the room. where he used to sleep, and several casks of beef were discovered in various parts of the house; witness identified Connor, who was arrested because found working in the employment of Coleman in the potato held in which the hide and fat were discovered ; there were two carcases got in the same field, which were quite fresh, as were also the hide and fat ; he, witness, could not be mistaken in the identity of the live bullock, as he knew it particularIy, and its horns were branded with the letters J. N..; when Coleman was asked how the live bullock came into his possession, he said he found it straying. James M'Cabe, a herd to Mr. Newman said a police ?? named Coleman, were examined, and corroborated the testimony of of the first witness ?? every particular. and in their identification of the .... The Jury after a short deliberation returned their verdict - John Coleman, sen, Guilty, the rest of the prisoners Not Guilty. Freeman’s Journal, 4 Jan 1831. John Coleman, cattle stealing, transportation for life; ... Kerry Evening Post, 12 Jan 1831.
32972 Camlin ?(Coleman) John - Bussorah Merchant 1831. 1837 Patrick Plains GRC. Assigned to R. Lethbridge.
Born - Dublin Ireland. Married 7 children.