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Transportation
Bernard Connor was transported on the Henry Porcher, departing 5th Aug 1825 and arriving 3rd Dec 1825 with 176 passengers.
1825 Journey. On Saturday morning (3 Dec) arrived from London and Dublin, the ship Henry Porcher, Captain John Thompson, with 175 male prisoners, having lost one man - the rest in good health. She sailed from London the 10th of July, and Dublin the 5th of August. The guard comprises a detachment of the 47th Regiment, under the orders of Captain Donaldson. The Surgeon Superintendent is Dr. CARTER, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1825.
Henry Porcher (generic)References
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Convict Notes
The following is the state the Calendar of the County Leitrim : ... Bernard Connor, stealing mare, judgment of death; recorded to take place on the ? of June next. Roscommon and Leitrim Gazette, 19 March 1825.
Moreton Bay convict records. Bernard Connor, per Henry Porcher, Tried at Leitrim, 11 Mar 1825, Life for stealing a mare. Trade, Reaper. Colonial Sentence: Gen Sessions Penrith, 5 Aug, 1828. Stealing in a dwelling house, 3 years. To Sydney 4 Feb 1832. Description: Bernard Connor, native place, Louth, age 25, 5ft 3 in, sallow comp, lt. brown hair, grey eyes, RC religion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. Bernard Connor, Henry Porcher, 3 year sentence, Moreton Bay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Bernard Connor, age on arrival, 22, per Henry Porcher (1) 1825, Tried 1825 at Leitrim Co., Life for Stealing mare. DOB, 1803, native place, Longford Co. Reaper. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. CONNOR, Bernard. Per "Henry Porcher", 1825 1825 Dec 9 On list of convicts landed from the "Henry Porcher" and forwarded to Bathurst for distribution (Reel 6016; 4/3516 p.105)