Justin Connor

Justin Connor, one of 300 convicts transported on the Lady Palmira [Palmyra], 04 March 1846

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Justin Connor
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1828
Occupation:	Tailor's apprentice
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Middlesex Clerkenwell General Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Palmyra
Departure date:	4th March, 1846
Arrival date:	22nd August, 1846
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 310 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 41 (22). Tasmanian Archives - convicts.
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 12th April, 2017 wrote:

Justin CONNOR was convicted at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, London on 3 Dec 1844 for Larceny - steal 2 cloaks. Previous charge for stealing. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Palmyra’ arriving 23 Aug 1846.

Aged 18yrs; a tailor (imperfect); single man; can read & write; 5’3 3/4”; Roman Catholic.
Place of Birth: St. Giles
Mother: Margaret
Brother: Michael
Sisters: Margaret & Mary (ref: family relatives listed on Convict Indent)

VDL:
Initially sent to the New Town Farm (nr Hobart).
1 Dec 1846: Ticket of Leave granted.
1848: charge of larceny. Discharged
1848: misconduct in that he was residing in a disorderly house. 3mths imprisonment with hard labour. At Glenorchy.
1849: Swanport. Not to reside in the cities of Hobart or Launceston.
10 Jan 1852: Free Certificate issued.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 12th April, 2017 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 41 (22). Tasmanian Archives - convicts. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 41 (22