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Cornelius Connelly was transported on the Charlotte, departing 13th May 1787 and arriving 22nd Jan 1788 with 111 passengers.
Being 335 tons, 105 ft long and 28 ft at the beam, The Charlotte held 88 male and 20 female convicts. Built in 1784 and Skippered by Master Thomas Gilbert, her return to England saw her doing the London - Jamacia run until she was sold to a Quebec merchant in 1818 and was then lost off the coast of Newfoundland that very same year.
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Convict Notes
Cornelius Connelly. Born in England circa 1763—Died in the Colony 1788. Cornelius Connelly faced two counts of high-way robbery, with theft of a coat and a pair of women’s shoes and other goods, at Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, for which he was sentenced to death at Exeter, Devon, on 7 August 1786. Reprieved on the 28th to seven years transportation, he was 23 when he was sent to the Dunkirk hulk, where his behavior was “tolerably decent and orderly”. On 11 March 1787 he embarked on “Charlotte”. On the voyage, insolence to the surgeon earned him 100 lashes in October. He was then transferred to the “Scarborough” for the rest of the voyage. He survived at Port Jackson only until 15 March 1788.
1788 Mar Cornelius Connely, Died 1788 at Sydney NSW Buried 15 Mar 1788 at Sydney Burial registered at St Philip's.
originally sentenced to capital conviction reprieved to 7 years transportation - tried at Exeter, Devon, England