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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Downing was transported on the Andromeda, departing 28th Aug 1830 and arriving 18th Dec 1830 with 71 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
Andromeda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convict Indents & Ship Musters 1830 Ticket of Leave |
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Convict Notes
Robert was 18 years old when he departed Cork, Ireland on the convict ship "Andromeda 2", his brother John aged 19 was also on the ship. Both had been sentenced to 7 years in the colony for stealing money. They arrived in N.S.W. on 8th December 1830. Robert was assigned to Richard Tress of Appin N.S.W. A few years later he entered the employ of Mr. Broughton who then owned Bombowlee Run
Certificate of Freedom - 23 Dec 1837
1835 Ticket of Leave Number: 35/0149 Year: 1835; Allowed to remain in the District of Goulburn; Name: Robert Downing; Place of Trial: Kerry Ireland Ship: Andromeda, Year: 1830.
Description - Aged: 18 years; Education: None; Religion: Roman Catholic; Marriage Status: Single; Born at County Kerry [KER IRL]; Employment: Labourer, reaps, milks; Crime: Stealing money; Tried at Kerry, Ireland, 18 Mar 1830; Trial Sentence: 7 years; Previous convictions: None; Height in feet & inches: 5 5.5; Complexion: Ruddy, much Freckled; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Marks or Scars: None