Summary
Personal Information
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Voyage
Transportation
James Dowling was transported on the Dunvegan Castle, departing 1st Jul 1832 and arriving 16th Oct 1832 with 202 passengers.
Dunvegan Castle (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Convict Death Register. James Dowling, per Dunvegan Castle, Date: 4/9/1836. Age 33, General Hospital, Sydney. Dr Mitchell.
Queens’s County Special Commission. … Summary. —Sentence of death passed on six; judgment recorded, two ; transportation for life, seven; transportation for seven years, eight ; fine and imprisonment fifteen: acquitted one; total thirty-nine. Out of thirty-nine prisoners put upon their trial, one single instance alone of perfect acquittal occurred. Drogheda Journal, 16 June 1832. James Dowling, assaulting the dwelling house of Wm. Jacob—death recorded. William Brennan and Hugh Slattery, same offence, transportation for life. Mayo Constitution, 11 June 1832.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Dowling, alias Doolan, age on arrival, 30, per Dunvegan Castle (2), 1832. Tried 1832 at Queens Co, Life, for Firearms. Irish rebel White Boy. DOB, 1802, native place, Queens Co. Married, 3 children. Catholic. Trade, Ploughman. Died 1836, at Sydney Hospital.