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Voyage
Transportation
John Connor was transported on the Chapman, departing 25th Mar 1817 and arriving 26th Jul 1817 with 202 passengers.
The Chapman ship was built at Whitby, England in 1777, rebuilt in 1811 and refurbed in 1815. Tonnage: 558 The 1817 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia is not yet fully recorded on this web site - currently being updated. A mutiny occurred on this voyage with 7 men killed and many others wounded. (200 male convicts embarked) 1824 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (180 male convicts). 1826 voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land (100 male convicts, 2 escaped). Royal Staff guards & 19 private passengers.
Chapman (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Chapman - 1817 |
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Convict Notes
TRIED: Summer Assizes in 1816 at Cork where he was convicted of sheep stealing and sentenced to death, commuted to transportation for life (New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; 1817, Chapman). NATIVE PLACE: Bantry Bay, Co Cork (http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi).
Thursday evening Mr. Justice pronounced sentence of death upon the following fifteen persons convicted in the City of Cork, ... James Collins, John Connor, Daniel Connor, Richard Connor and Cornelius Connor, for sheep stealing, .... Dublin Evening Post, 12 Sept 1816. --------------------------------------------------- All arrived on Chapman.
1821 - Convict List. Servant to Gray - in the colony 1828 - Census. No; 2598. John Connor. Age; 75 [1753]. Ship; Chapman. Sentence; Life. Catholic. Settler Airds No; 2599. Cornelius Connor. Age; 34. [1794] Ship; Chapman. Sentence; Life. Catholic. Settler Airds NO; 2600. Daniel Connor. Age; 32. Ship; Chapman. Sentence; Life. Catholic. Settler Airds
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Ship; Chapman - 1817 Name; John Connor. Age; 60 [1756] looks like 80 Native Place; Banley Bay Trade or calling; Labourer Trial where & Date; Co Cork. Summer Assizes 1816. Sentence; Life. Height; 5 ft. 7 1/4 in Eyes; Hazel Hair; ? to grey Completion; Fair Pale