John Doony

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Doony
Aliases:	Doohy, Dooney, Ducey
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1792
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Tipperary
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Three Bees
Departure date:	8th December, 1813
Arrival date:	6th May, 1814
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 220 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
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Maureen Withey on 10th October, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
John Doony, alias Doohy, age 22, Three Bees, 1814, Tried at Tipperary Co., 1812, 7 years. DOB, 1792, native place, Cork Co., Labourer.

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Colonial Secretary Index.

DOONEY, John. Per “Three Bees”, 1814

1814 May 11 - On list of convicts disembarked from the “Three Bees” and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.165)

Maureen Withey on 10th October, 2020 wrote:

Colonial Secretary Index.

DOOHY, John (Per “Three Bees”, 1814) see DUCEY, John
DUCEY, John. Per “Three Bees”, 1814.

1817 Nov 20 - On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per “Elizabeth Henrietta” (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.145)
1821 Aug 9 - On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per “Elizabeth Henrietta”; listed as Doohy or Duchy (Reel 6008; 4/3504 p.213)
1821 - On list of convicts at Port Macquarie (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.348-9)

Maureen Withey on 25th August, 2021 wrote:

In 1817, John Ducey and Patrick Ducey, (who arrived on Atlas 2 in 1802), were found guilty of stealing and killing a cow. Patrick was sentenced to Death, and was executed, and John was sentenced for Life to Newcastle.

Were they related??

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John and Patrick Ducey, and John Dogherty, were indicted for stealing and killing a cow, the property of Patrick Devoy. John and Patrick Ducey Guilty ; John Dogherty not guilty.
Sydney Gazette, 18 Oct 1817.

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COURT OF CRIMINAL JURISICTION.—The Court opened on Monday at 11 in the forenoon ; when the following persons, who had been convicted of diverse offences, were brought up to receive judgment of Death:
For burglary—John Maxwell, James Hesketts, John Foster, Henry Moore, and Thomas McGiff.
For cattle-stealing—Bartholomew Roach and Patrick Ducey.
For sheep-stealing—Samuel Martin.
For horse-stealing—Thomas Brown.
The following convicted of larcenies and other offences, were sentenced variously :—
William Cope, John Ducey. William Boxho, Robert Wilson, and William Allen — for life to Newcastle.
Sydney Gazette, 25 Oct 1817.

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Yesterday forenoon Thomas McGiff, Bartholomew Roach, Patrick Ducey, and Thomas Brown, were executed pursuant to their sentence at the late Criminal Sessions.
Sydney Gazette, 8 Nov 1817.

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Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 10th October, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Doony, alias1: Doohy, alias2: Dooney, alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1792, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Maureen Withey on 25th August, 2021 made the following changes:

alias3: Ducey