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John Downes

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Downes
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Conviction & Transportation

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Dublin City
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Countess of Harcourt
Departure date:	3rd September, 1822
Arrival date:	21st December, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 80 other convicts

References

Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 14th November, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
John Downes, age 18, per Countess of Harcourt (2) (1822), Tried at Dublin City, 1822, 7 years,  DOB 1804,  native place,  Dublin. Waiter. 

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Colonial Secretary Index.

DOWNES, John. Per “Countess of Harcourt”, 1822.

1822 Dec 26 - On list of convicts landed from the “Countess of Harcourt” and forwarded to Bathurst for distribution (Reel 6010; 4/3507 p.117)
1824 Apr 10 - On list of prisoners on establishment at Bathurst with sentences not transmitted (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.102)

Maureen Withey on 14th November, 2020 wrote:

THE undermentioned Persons have obtained Certificates of Freedom during the last week, viz.
Countess of Harcourt (2), John Downes.
Sydney Gazette, 7 Jul 1829.

Maureen Withey on 14th November, 2020 wrote:

1828 NSW Census
John Downs,  age 24, G.S., Ct. Harcourt, 1822, 7 years, Stockman, catholic, to John Tindale, of Bathurst. John was resident at Pilory.
Pilory Farm, which was 95 miles N.W. of Bathurst,  was a farm of 2000 acres, 30 of which were cleared, 12 cultivated, with stock of 5 horses, 700 cattle and 1600 sheep. John Tindale had 3 large farms in the area.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 14th November, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Colonial Secretary Index. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Downes, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1804, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occ