Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Deegan was transported on the Hyderabad, departing 23rd May 1849 and arriving 26th Aug 1849 with 48 passengers.
Built 1841 at Sunderland. Wood ship of 815 Tons.
Hyderabad (generic)References
| Primary Source | https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-94$init=CON33-1-94P66 |
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Convict Notes
FOOTNOTE: Thomas Cuffe was also transported to VDL, per the Blenheim, in 1851. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cuffe/thomas/147097. John Slattery left Ireland aboard the convict ship Lord Dalhousie, arriving in VDL in 1852. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/slattery/john/147096. —00—
DEATH ON VOYAGE: 24 August, 1848: James Deegan, 23, convict #21859, died on board the Hyderabad (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874; and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-94$init=CON33-1-94P66). --00--
UNSUCCESSFUL PETITION: Full name: JAMES DEEGAN Sex: M Age: 23 Trial place: King's Co Imprisonment place: Smithfield, Dublin Trial date: 29/02/1848 Crime desc: Riot and assaulting habitation Sentence: Transportation 10 yrs Ship: Hyderabad Petitioner: Loughlin Deegan Relationship: Father Document ref1: TR 7, P 98 Document ref2: CRF 1848 D 16 Comment 1: Petitioner's residence given as Gloster, King's Co. (http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/) --0--
NEWSPAPER report of the trial: "James Deegan, John Renehan, John Slattery, Malachi Byrne, James Kenny, Thomas Cuffe, and Michael Cuolahan were indicted for having on the 17th instant, at Newtown, tumultuously and unlawfully being assembled did assault the habitation of Patrick Larkin; there was a second count, for injuring the dwelling-house, and third count for entering the habitation... Joseph Bates, one of the detective police, deposed to arresting James Deegan at the Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, when he was on the eve of sailing to America; he then gave his name as James Madden, and denied that he had been from the King's County. ... Patrick Sherlock gave James Deegan an excellent character; knew him for three years; never heard of anything against him. ... Head Constable Corcoran gave James Deegan an excellent character. The defence having closed, the Learned Judge addressed the jury, recapitulating the evidence, and commenting on it to some extent. The jury having retired for some time, handed in a verdict of guilty against the prisoners Deegan, Cuffe, Slattery and Renehan; and a verdict of not guilty for the others. His Lorsdship, in sentencing the four prisoners to transportation for 10 years, said they had been found guilty of one of the most atrocious crimes which could be committed even in the most disturbed state of the country. He pointed out to the prisoners how in almost all cases, as well as in their own, companion crime was generally instrumental in handing other guilty associates to punishment." (Kings County Chronicle, March 1848, p1) --0--
TRIAL: 28 February, 1848: James Deegan was tried at King's County, convicted and sentenced to 10 years' transportation for riot and assaulting habitation (http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/). Note: Some subsequent records give his term of transportation as 7 years. --0--