John Coughlan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Coughlan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Rape
Convicted at:	Kings County, Ireland
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Elphinstone
Departure date:	8th September, 1838
Arrival date:	29th December, 1838
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 75 other convicts

References

Primary source:	State Records NSW - Ship List
Source description:

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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 29th November, 2016 wrote:

No. 115 on ship list and aged 20
Tried 19 July 1838 at Kings
Former Conviction: 6 months
Height 5 feet 4 1/2, Eyes Grey, Hair Fair, Complexion Fresh
Native place: Kings Co.
Catholic and Single
brother Patrick Coughlan arrived on same ship

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 29th November, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: State Records NSW - Ship List (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Coughlan, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1818, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime