Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Laurence Donnelly was transported on the Cambridge, departing 2nd Jun 1827 and arriving 17th Sep 1827 with 71 passengers.
Departed Dublin 2/6/1827 Arrived Port Jackson 17/9/1827
Cambridge (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
DUNDALK ASSIZES. There never has appeared little on the Calendar of this County. There were very few records for trial, and even those were not tried, having been delivered too late to the Sheriff. The following were the principal convictions, and the trials contained very little interesting matter. … Lawrence Donnelly, stealing a frize coat, property of Owen Gollogley ; to be transported for 7 years— Which sentence was passed as matter of as matter of special indulgence’’ at his own request, and through the intercession of Mr. Crowe, Governor of the gaol. ... Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 15 July 1826.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Laurence Donnelly, age on arrival, 19, per Cambridge (1827) Tried at Dundalk Louth Co. 1826, 7 years for Stealing clothes. 2 former convictions. DOB, 1808, Native place, Louth. Single. Catholic. Trade, Herd boy. Colonial sentences, Norfolk Island and Cockatoo island.