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Andrew Downy was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
Sugar Cane (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Convict Records. |
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https://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/digitalcontent.aspx?id=1150_SZ115_0392 Indent of Sugar Cane – convicts transported from Ireland to New South Wales in April 1793. Andrew Downey, alias Downing, age 30, tried at City of Cork, April 1792, 7 years,
Born - County Cork.