Francis Conway

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Summary

Born
Jan 1777
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
Jan 1827
Arrival
May 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Francis Conway
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1777
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Horse theft
Convicted at: Galway Ireland
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Jan 1827
Ship: Mariner
Arrival: 23rd May 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Francis Conway was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.

The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.

MarinerMariner (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 20th August 2025

Assizes for the County of Galway :— Francis Dolan, stealing a mare, to remain under judgment of death recorded against him - Francis Conway, for stealing a mare, same; … Limerick Chronicle, 15 April 1826.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 20th August 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Francis Conway, age on arrival, 50, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried Galway, 1826, Life for Stealing Horse. DOB, 1777, Native place, Galway. Widower, 5 children. Labourer herd. Religion, Catholic.