Summary
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Voyage
Transportation
John Dunning was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 5th Jul 1836 and arriving 13th Nov 1836 with 31 passengers.
The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.
Captain Cook (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Link to his wife, Margaret McManus: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mcmanus/margaret/148881
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Dunning, alias Dunn, Dunne, age 27, Per Captain Cook (3) 1836, tried 1836, Louth, 14 years for Passing forged note. No previous convictions. DOB, 1809, Native place, Athlone Roscommon Co. & Westmeath Co. Married, 1 male, 1 female children, two brothers in law in Colony. Trade: Distillers Clerk., Catholic. --------------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. John Dunning, per Captain Cook, 1836, Ticket of Leave, 42/3135. District, Bathurst; Tried Louth. John Dunning, per Captain Cook, 1836, Conditional Pardon, 31 Dec 1847. No 48/0169. -------------------------------------------------------------------- In 1847, his wife Margaret McManus, arrived in VDL, with two children, per Arabian, having been sentenced to 7 years transportation in Monaghan in 1845, for stealing money. She stated that her husband, John Dunning was at the race course at Windsor, and that her brother James, transported a long time ago, also lived at Windsor.