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Michael Dorgan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1831
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
May 1853
Arrival
Aug 1853
Death
Apr 1890
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Personal Information

Name: Michael Dorgan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1831
Death: 30th Apr 1890
Age at death: 59
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Michael Dorgall, Michael Dargan

Crime

Crime: Burglary (house breaking)
Convicted at: Cork City
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st May 1853
Ship: Robert Small
Arrival: 19th Aug 1853
Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

Michael Dorgan was transported on the Robert Small, departing 1st May 1853 and arriving 19th Aug 1853 with 30 passengers.

655 ton ship built in Newcastle, UK 1835. Conveyed convicts and passengers from England to Western Australia. Also carried approx. 100 free passengers. The register of convict passengers is currently being listed but not yet complete.

Robert SmallRobert Small (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/Convict.aspx convict database.

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Convict Notes

D Wong avatar
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on 17th April 2015

Michael was born in Ireland, he was 5' 6 1/4" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, oval face, fresh complexion, slender build, freckled and scar in centre of forehead. No crime details listed. 10/10/1854: TOL 7/2/1857: CP 1869: Married at Northampton, Western Australia, 4 children. 30/4/1890: Michael died at Black Flat, Greenough, Western Australia. He was 59 years old and died of alcoholic poisoning.

Terry Collins avatar
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on 28th June 2014

WA convict No 2062, arrived on the "Robert Small" Fremantle 19 Aug 1853. Married Jemima More in 1869 daughter of James More WA convict 3633.