Daniel Donovan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Cow stealing
Departure
Jan 1827
Arrival
May 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Daniel Donovan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Ploughman/shearer

Crime

Crime: Cow stealing
Convicted at: Ireland. Kerry
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Jan 1827
Ship: Mariner
Arrival: 23rd May 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Daniel Donovan was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.

The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.

MarinerMariner (generic)

References

Primary SourceNSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 21st August 2025

Daniel Donoghue, and Daniel Donovan, for stealing two cows, the property of Denis Sweeny—guilty—sentence of death recorded. Limerick Chronicle, 2 Aug 1826.

Dennis Nightingale avatar
94
on 1st June 2015

169699 Donovan Daniel - Mariner 1827. 1827 State Archives of NSW. Bound indents Microfiche 664. Age 28. Labourer from Kerry. Married with 2 children. Tried 21st July 1826 and sentenced to transportation for life for cow stealing. Assigned to the A.A. Company on arrival.

Dennis Nightingale avatar
94
on 1st June 2015

Born - Kerry Ireland. Married 2 children. Crime - Stealing cows.