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Mathew Conroy

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Political prisoner
Departure
Aug 1799
Arrival
Feb 1800
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Mathew Conroy
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Sawyer (top or bottom)
Aliases: Coorahy

Crime

Crime: Political prisoner
Convicted at: Ireland. Kildare
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Aug 1799
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 16th Feb 1800
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Mathew Conroy was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au

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Convict Notes

Kate avatar
42
on 12th November 2025

From the Morning Chronicle 5th March 1845 TICKETS OF LEAVE CANCELLED. The Tickets of Leave of the undermentioned Prisoners of the Crown have been cancelled for the reasons stated opposite their respective names. Mathew Coorahy or Conroy, Hive 2, unable to support himself; Maitland bench. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31744818?searchTerm=ticket%20of%20leave%20cancelled

Eric Harry Daly avatar
60
on 16th January 2013

Mathew Conroy cohabited with Jane Rose nee Jones freewoman having four sons