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Transportation
Denis Connelly was transported on the Tyne, departing 16th Jul 1818 and arriving 13th Jan 1819 with 180 passengers.
The Tyne left the cove of Cork 16 Jul 1818 carrying 180 irish convicts and arrive Port Jackson, Sydney 13 Jan 1819 with 179 convicts. The Master was Captain Cassey Bell and the ships Surgeon Henry Ryan.
Tyne (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Convict Assignments 19 Feb 1822, Denis Connelly, per Tyne, Assigned to Catherine Slater, resident in Kent Street. Remarks: 3 Sept transf. Clarken.
NSW Convict Index. Denis Connolly, per Tyne 1819, Certificate of freedom, 3 Jan 1825, No 008/3004. Renewed CF 31/5373.
He gave his statement above, voluntarily: This I give voluntarily without having any inducement held out to me by any one for so doing. ----------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. CONOLLY, Denis. Per "Tyne", 1819 1818 Nov 11 Came forward voluntarily to make statement re conspiracy of convicts on "Tyne" (Reel 6047; 4/1741 pp.59-61) 1822 Feb 19, Sep 5 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D pp.17, 19)
Conspiracy to take the Ship and Escape During the voyage on Tyne, a conspiracy was planned by a number of convicts, mainly a group who came from Dublin, to seize the ship, kill the officers and crew and other convicts, and escape to America. The plot was discovered before it could be put into action and the men concerned punished by being put in irons. An enquiry was held on board in October 1818, and witness statements sworn by a number of convicts. No further action appears to have been taken against the plotters. The witnesses were: John Carroll, Thomas Toler, Laurence Egan, Timothy Sheehane, John Higgins, Mathew Farrall, William Coyne, Owen Ingoldsby, Thomas Neill, Edward McQuaide, Patrick Nary, and Patrick McQuillan. Patrick Doran and Denis Connolly also made statements. The plotters included: The Ivorys, the Reids, Rourke, Grocehart & C. Doyle, Kiernan, Bradshaw, Anderson, Brown, Heffernon, Coleman, Magennis, Dease, & Wall. Maguire, Brown, John Duff, Anderson, Pat. Doran, John Williams, Jas. Brady, John Hughes, C. Rowe, Bryan Murray, John Elliot, Wm. Murphy jun. and M. Corrigan. The whole plot can be followed by reading the witness statements. Denis Connolly was one of the conspirators , but later gave evidence. An Enquiry made on board the convict Ship Tyne at sea, on Sunday October 18th and two succeeding days before Capt Bell, W. Ryan, Surgeon, & W. Rowe, the Officer of the Guard. Ship Tyne, at sea, Nov 11 1818. Denis Conolly, voluntarily came forward and states as follows, viz. It was appointed that a part of the Convicts was to rise and take the Ship on Saturday the 17th of October the party had been sworn before that time and had they not been found out they were to have been sworn again on Friday evening by the same Book which was in the cabin. When they were taking the evidence to make the attack on Saturday when all hands was on deck, between the hours of 10 & 11, In the first place they were to heave the first person overboard that was the most convenient, when they had done that, they were to sing out a Man overboard, the Reids and & Ivorys were appointed to attack the Centrys forward, the remainder of them were to rush aft and them that flinched was to have their brains knocked out, by any thing they could come at this was to take place, when the expected the boat would be lowered down, Williams was to head the party with Rourke, Grocehart & C. Doyle, Kiernan, Bradshaw, Anderson, Murphy, Brown, Elliott, Heffernon, Doran, Coleman, Magennis, Corrigan, Brady, Rowe, Dease, & Wall. These consisted of the party and I, (Conolly) was to have been sworn on the Saturday morning early, but previous to that time I knew nothing of it, had they succeeded in getting aft they would have secured the muskets in the rack round the Capstern and then attacked the Cabin, when they would at first arrived at either the Captain or Doctor, to heave them overboard and after them the first they came across, they meant if they had succeeded to have taken the Ship to the first Island they could make Williams was to have the Chief Command, Kiernan the second, they being supposed to be the ablest to take charge, they were to be dressed in the Officers clothes, and part with the sailors, any of the convicts they did not like was to be hove overboard, so as to have only sufficient for a good Ships Company, that no notice would be taken off them should they fall in with any ship, The plot as I have heard since was first proposed by Williams before the ship left Cove, it was kept off til the 17th of Oct, thinking they were near the Cape, and many of them had been cruising about there for some time so that they knew the course to start for several places, what they are going to bring forward when they arrive in that they did not get their allowances of any thing & for that reason they were determined to take the ship, Kiernan said yesterday that he had something in black and white to show when the Ship arrived, the women on board the Ship was to be kept until they made the land, for the use of everyone, they then were to be hove overboard for fear of any information when the plot was carrying on it used to be when they were at prayer, when the ship arrived at any port they were to sell her, and if they could not get a Customer they were to sink her.