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James Deegan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1804
Conviction
Irish rebel
Departure
Jul 1832
Arrival
Oct 1832
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Deegan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Farm labourer & ploughman
Aliases: Digan

Crime

Crime: Irish rebel
Convicted at: Queens County Ireland
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st Jul 1832
Ship: Dunvegan Castle
Arrival: 16th Oct 1832
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Deegan was transported on the Dunvegan Castle, departing 1st Jul 1832 and arriving 16th Oct 1832 with 202 passengers.

Dunvegan CastleDunvegan Castle (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

JD Stubbs avatar
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on 18th June 2026

NSW Return of all Male Convicts Assigned and Transferred between the 1st and 31st Days of October 1832: 4517. Deegan James, Dunvegan Castle, ploughman, to John Connor, Flushcombe

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 28th January 2025

Convict Applications to Marry. James Deegan, per Dunvegan Castle 2, age 32, 7 years, Bond; and Judith Scott, per Numa, age 29, 7 years, Bond. Place: Parramatta. 2 Aug 1836. 1836 Marriage: Ref 192/1836 James Digan and Judith Scott, LH district. (Roman Catholic, Parramatta, St Patrick’s)

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 17th January 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Deegan, alias Digan, age on arrival, 28, per Dunvegan Castle (2), 1832. Tried 1832 at Queens Co, 7 years, for Firearms. Irish rebel White Boy. DOB, 1804, native place, Queens Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Ploughman.