John Darcey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1814
Conviction
Stealing rabbits
Departure
Sep 1829
Arrival
Mar 1830
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Darcey
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1814
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Shoemaker's boy
Aliases: William, Darcy

Crime

Convicted at: Lancaster Quarter Session
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Sep 1829
Arrival: 13th Mar 1830
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Darcey was transported on the Dunvegan Castle, departing 28th Sep 1829 and arriving 13th Mar 1830 with 180 passengers.

Dunvegan CastleDunvegan Castle (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 195 (100)
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 27th October 2020

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. William Darcey, alias Darcy, age on arrival, 16, per Dunvegan Castle (I) 1830, Tried Manchester, England, 1828, 7 years., for Stealing rabbits, 2 former convictions. DOB 1814, Native place, Dublin, protestant, Single. Trade: Shoemakers apprentice. --------------------------------------------------- Absconded Prisoners. Wm. Darcy, Duncastle, 30-443, 20, Dublin, shoemaker, 4 feet 11 ¾, ruddy pock-pitted and freckled comp, brown hair, grey eyes, scar on left cheek, perpendicular scar over right eye, from No 11 Road Party, since Feb 7. NSW Govt Gazette, 26 Mar 1834. ---------------------------------------------------- Item: 147096 Surname: Darcey First Name: William Ship: Dunvegan Castle 1830 Date: - Place: - Source: AO NSW Convict Indents. Fiche No. 674 Details: Age 16. Shoemaker's apprentice, native of Dublin. Tried at Manchester 21 July 1828 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing rabbits. Assigned to John Cobb at Hunter River on arrival.