John Connor

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Connor
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1794
Occupation:	Reaper
Date of Death:	16th May, 1826
Age:	32 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing money
Convicted at:	Ireland, Cork
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Southworth
Departure date:	18th November, 1821
Arrival date:	9th March, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 72 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 21st March, 2019 wrote:

John Connor was 28 years old on arrival.
Native Place: Cork.

Sick List of the Southworth:
John Connor, aged 23, convict; disease or hurt, plethoric habit of body. Put on sick list, 28 October 1821 at the Cove of Cork. Discharged 6 November 1821 cured.
**Note the age difference**

Colonial Secretary Papers:
CONNOR, John. Per “Southworth”, 1822

1823 May 21: On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per “Lady Nelson” (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.48, 408-9)

Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842.

No; 90
Calling; Labourer
Age; 23. Est Birth Year; 1798
Offence; Felony of cash
Sentence; 7 years
Height; 5 ft. 8 inches
Build; Stout
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes; Blue
Remarks: A scar on left eye
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1823 - 21 May.
Event Description: On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per “Lady Nelson”
Comments: Per “Southworth “, 1822

Where and by whom convicted. Windsor. John Brabyn Esq
Sentence: Renewal of Original Sentence
Date of Conviction; 12 May 1823
Calling; Labourer
Ship: Southworth
Original Where, When & Sentence. Cork. Mar. 1821. 7 years
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1823 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers, 1788-1856
Copies of Letters Sent Outside The Colony, “Foreign”, 1814-1856

Page 408
Name; John Connor
Ship: Southworth
No;—-
Where and by whom convicted. Windsor. John Brabyn Esq
Sentence: Renewal of Original Sentence
Date of Conviction; 12 May 1823

Noted against his name; Died at Port Macquarie in the 2nd quarter of 1825
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Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: John Connor
Death Date: 1825
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1825
Registration Place: Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Volume Number: V18256456 2B
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Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
Name: John Connor
Death Date: 16 May 1825
Cemetery: Port Macquarie Historic Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia
Has Bio?: Y - Age 23

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 21st March, 2019 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Connor, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1794, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, cri

Penny-Lyn Beale on 24th August, 2020 made the following changes:

date of death: 16th May, 1826 (prev. 0000)