Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Connelly was transported on the Dudbrook, departing 17th Nov 1852 and arriving 7th Feb 1853 with 235 passengers.
Dudbrook (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 583 (294) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
In July 1851 at the High Court of Justiciary, Irishmen James Connelly aged 24 years and Hugh Galvin aged 23 years, along with two other accused were charged - on 10/11 May 1851 with the culpable homicide of Alexander Loughton in Leith by knocking him down, punching him and kicking him on the head. Only Connelly and Galvin were convicted and each received transportation for life - see Scotsman newspaper 26 July 1851 p3 on 'High Court of Justiciary' and Convict Records for Hugh Galvin. See also McGowan, John (2023) Policing the Metropolis of Scotland, 1833-1861 (Edinburgh City Archives) Volume 1,pp 1440-1441.