Laurence Connolly

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Summary

Born
Jan 1787
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Nov 1817
Arrival
Apr 1818
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Laurence Connolly
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1787
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Quarryman

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Louth Assizes, Dundalk
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 14th Nov 1817
Ship: Guildford
Arrival: 1st Apr 1818
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Laurence Connolly was transported on the Guildford, departing 14th Nov 1817 and arriving 1st Apr 1818 with 203 passengers.

The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.

GuildfordGuildford (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 10th August 2022

Monday, Laurence Connelly, and James Hoey, were tried for robbing Nicholas Comisky of a silver watch, on the evening Tuesday, the 17th of Dec. last, near Ikltuchburne?, on Termonfecken road, county Louth. Comisky did not fully identify Hoey—but Conolly was capitally convicted, and received sentence of Death. They are from Bellewstown Hill, county of Meath. Saunders News-Letter, 14 March 1817

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 8th August 2022

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Laurence Connolly, age on arrival, 31, per Guildford (3) 1818, Tried Louth, 1817, Life. DOB, 1787, native place Meath, Quarryman Labourer.