Hugh Donnelly

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Mar 1811
Arrival
Sep 1811
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Hugh Donnelly
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier

Crime

Convicted at: Sussex Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Mar 1811
Arrival: 29th Sep 1811
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Hugh Donnelly was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Friends, departing 31st Mar 1811 and arriving 29th Sep 1811 with 300 passengers.

Admiral Gambier And FriendsAdmiral Gambier And Friends (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 39 (21)
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 11th February 2026

National Archives. Hulk Records. H0-9-8_2 Portsmouth. Captivity Hulk? Page 10/51. Received Nine Prisoners from Horsham, 30 April 1810. Hugh Donnelly, age 20, CR (Capital Respite) Tried Horsham, 26 March 1810. NSW Life, Mitigated to 14 years. Admiral Gambier. --------------------------------------------------------------- H. Donelly and J. Good, artillery drivers, were indicted for stealing a sheep. On their return home to their barracks, about twelve o'clock at night, on the of October last, they called with a sheep on a fellow soldier, of the name of Brown, which they proposed to him to kill and skin, and that he should have part for his trouble. On his refusal, they put it into an adjoining hut, left it. Information being given the next morning, by Brown, they were taken into custody, and the sheep proved to belong to a Mr. Payne, and to have been taken out of a field near at hand.—Guilty—Death.  Star London, 3 April 1810.

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 10th February 2026

Colonial Secretary Index. DONNELLY, Hugh. Per "Admiral Gambier", 1811 1820 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3204; 4/1861 p.66)