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Transportation
Peter Coleman was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 9th Nov 1820 and arriving 19th Feb 1821 with 162 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Maybery. |
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Convict Notes
List of 33 prisoners transported to Port Macquarie on board Sally, dated 26 Nov 1823, Sydney. They did not proceed per Sally, but were forwarded per ship Lady Nelson, 17 Dec 1823. Peter Coleman, tried Crim Court, Sydney, Oct & Nov 1823, Life sentence in double irons. Trade, Labourer. Per Lord Sidmouth (2). Original conviction: at Leitrim, July 1820, 7 years.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Maybery. Peter Coleman, age on arrival, 25, Lord Sidmouth (2) 1821, Tried at Leitrim, 1820, 7 years. DOB, 1796, native place Roscommon Co. Labourer. Remarks: Norfolk Island. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. COLEMAN, Peter. Per "Lord Sidmouth", 1821. 1822 Sep 28 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.19) 1823 Sep 22-Oct 15 Sentenced to death; commuted to transportation to Port Macquarie. In reports of prisoners tried at Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Reel 6023; X820 p.105) 1823 Nov 10 Tried in Sydney. Sentence commuted to transportation (Reel 6070; 4/1265 pp.11-2) 1823 Nov 12 Capital sentence commuted (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.28) -------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY.—Edward Migniotte, James Curtis, John Bryan and Peter Coleman, were indicted for stopping and robbing William Coleman and Richard Brewer, on the king's highway, near Knapsack Valley, on the Bathurst road. Guilty—remanded. Sydney Gazette, 2 Oct 1823. WEDNESDAY.—This forenoon all the prisoners who had been convicted and remanded during the sessions, were now brought up for the judgement of the Court. DEATH.—... Edward Migniotte, James Curtis, John Bryan, Peter Coleman, ... The Sessions have terminated. Sydney Gazette, 16 Oct 1823.