John Coughlan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Coughlan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1789
Occupation:	Ploughman
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 7 years

Crime:	Manslaughter
Convicted at:	Ireland, Cork
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Governor Ready
Departure date:	21st September, 1828
Arrival date:	17th January, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 196 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Indentures (hand written)
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 2nd March, 2020 wrote:

The Convict Indentures state that John Coughlan is 40 years old. He could neither read nor write; religion Catholic, status single and a native of County Cork. He ploughs. He was convicted of manslaughter at Cork on 31 March 1828 and sentenced to 7 years. He had 2 prior convictions. Physical attributes - Height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion dark ruddy; hair dark brown and eyes hazel. Transport number 135.
Assigned to Henry William, Lane Cove.
Received his ticket of leave in 1833 (number 33/849) and Certificate of Freedom in 1835 (number 35/632)

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 2nd March, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Coughlan, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1789, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime