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Transportation
Lester Corcoran was transported on the Woodman, departing 25th Jan 1823 and arriving 25th Jun 1823 with 104 passengers.
1823 Journey. SHIP News.— The ship Woodman, Captain Ford, arrived from Ireland, via Rio de Janiero, on Wednesday evening the 25th ult. She brings 94 female convicts, in good health; together with 8 children. Including children, there are 38 free passengers, by this opportunity, mostly destined for Van Diemen's Land. Sydney Gazette, 3 July 1823.
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| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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Convict Notes
Colonial Secretary Index. CORCORAN, Nessy. Per "Woodman", 1823 1824 Jun 11 Petition from her husband, John Fogerty, for her to join him at Port Macquarie (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.49) 1824 Aug 31 Further petition from her husband (Reel 6069; 4/1817 p.57)
As constable Purtell was passing the top of Bridge-street on Monday morning last, he observed something bulky under the apron of a female of suspicious appearance, whom he recollected to have been in the hands of the Police. when he searched her, and found two Leghorn bonnets which he suspected she had stolen from Mrs. Evans' seminary; on enquiry there, his suspicions were confirmed, the bonnets being identified by Misses Chisholm and Chambers as their property, and had been taken from the hall where they had deposited them. The prisoner, whose name is Esther Clowry, and who has been frequently detected in the act of stealing while soliciting charity, stated that the bonnets had been picked up in the street by her little girl, who accompanied her at the time, and it was her intention to endeavour to find an owner. Committed for trial. Sydney Herald, 22 May 1834.
SUPREME COURT-CRIMINAL SIDE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11.- Before the Acting Chief Justice, and Military Jury. Nessy Clowry was indicted for feloniously breaking into the dwelling-house of Thomas Mulholland, at Parramatta, on the 28th January. Guilty of Larceny - Seven years to a Penal Settlement. Sydney Herald, 13 Feb 1837.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Lester Corcoran, alias McCain, age 19, Woodman 1, 1823, tried at Kilkenny Co., 7 years, DOB 1804, native place Wexford, School mistress. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW Census Thomas Clowry, age 31, F.S. Minerva 1819, catholic, Carpenter, Liverpool Street, Sydney. Esther Clowry, alias Corcoran, age 23, F.S. Woodman, 1823, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Moreton Bay Convict Record Lester Corcoran convicted in this colony in the name of Esther Clowney, Woodman, tried at Co. Kilkenny. Mar 1820, 7 years, for Vagrancy, Schoolmistress. Colonial conviction: Quar. Sess. Sydney, 21 July 1834, Larceny, sentence – 2 years. To Sydney 12 Nov1836. ---------------------------------------------------- Esther Clowney, was charged with stealing two bonnets, one, the property of Mr. C. H. Chambers, and the other the property of Mr. James Chisholm. Verdict, guilty. To be transported to a penal settlement for two years. Sydney Gazette, 22 July 1834. ------------------------- Esther Clowney, chair woman, indicted for one girl's bonnet, the property of Mr. Chisholme, from the school of Mrs. Evans. -Guilty; - Two years to a penal settlement. Sydney Monitor, 23 July 1834. -------------------------------------------------- Moreton Bay Convict Record Lester Corcoran convicted in this colony in the name of Hessy Cloury, Woodman, tried at Kilkenny. Mar 1820, 7 years, Schoolmistress. Colonial conviction: S. Court Sydney, 17 Feb 1837, Larceny, sentence – 7 years. --------------------------------------------------- On a list of female prisoners forwarded from Moreton Bay to Sydney, 9 May 1839 Corcoran Lestor (also spelt Lester) or Clonny, Nessy (also spelt Nessy Clowry/ Woodman.
New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1827 July Lester is a lady as the Cert states is a school mistress born 1804 5' 3 1/2" high fair ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and light eyes