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James Dwyer was transported on the City Of Edinburgh 2, departing 18th Mar 1832 and arriving 27th Jun 1832 with 148 passengers.
Sailed from Cohb Harbour - County Cork - 18 March 1832 Arrived Sydney 27 June 1832 139 Convict Males from Ireland only ...Captain Wade
City Of Edinburgh 2 (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 |
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RETURN OF ALL CONVICTS ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED BETWEEN THE 1st AND 31st DAYS OF JULY, 1832, INCLUSIVE. 2396. Dwyer James, City of Edinburgh, soldier, groom and labourer, to J. B. White, Patrick’s Plains. NSW Govt Gazette, 26 Sept 1832. James Dwyer was indicted for the wilful murder of Henry Dawkins, by beating him with a stick, at Westbrook, County of Durham, on the 5th November. The prisoner was found guilty, and having been called up for judgment, was sentenced to be executed on Monday, and his body to be dissected and anatomised. Sydney Herald, 11 Feb 1833.
James Dwyer was indicted for the wilful murder of Wm. Dawkins, at Bathurst, by striking him on the head with a stick, of which blows the said William Dawkins died. – guilty, Death. Sydney Monitor, 9 Feb 1833. A mistake crept into the report of The trials before the Supreme Court last week, in the case of James Dwyer, for the murder of Henry Dawkins, which is mentioned as having occurred at Bathurst, instead of Patrick's Plains, Hunter's River. Sydney Monitor, 16 Feb 1833.
Murder. — We have just heard of the death of a person named Dawkins (holding a ticket-of-leave), in the employ of Mr. White, in that part of the country termed Darlington. Strong suspicions are harboured against a shepherd of Mr. White's, who, with Dawkins, was at some distance in the bush at a sheep station. The shepherd arrived at Darlington on Monday, the 5th instant, and informed the inhabitants that the deceased had been murdered by the bushrangers two days previous. It also appears that Dawkins had got this shepherd punished a few weeks prior to the murder ; and from that period he had been heard to declare his determination to have satisfaction. Since his first report of the decease, he has, we under stand, let some of those whom he considered as his confidential friends into the secret. Dawkins formerly held a situation in the Surveying Department, and was distinguished by very superior conduct. His body presented a most horrid spectacle. We are credibly informed that there is a great want of a strict administration of justice in this district, and that bushranging and crimes of every description are carried on to a most fearful extent. The Currency Lad, (Sydney), 10 Nov 1832.
James Dwyer, convicted of stealing cloth to transportation for like period. said he might have taken a greater quantity, he only wished to be sent out of the country. … He shewed much gratitude, as if for a favour received from the Court. Kilkenny Journal, 4 Jan 1832.
The following persons, convicted at our late Quarter Sessions, were transmitted to the Hulk Sir..., Cork Harbour, on the 16th Instant, from our County Gaol— ... James Dwyer, for Larceny. Kilkenny Moderator, 25 Jan 1832.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Name: James Dwyer. Age: 24 Date of conviction: 31 Dec 183. Place of Conviction: Kilkenny Estimated birth year: abt 1807. Vessel: City of Edinburgh (2) Port of Arrival: New South Wales Date of Arrival: 27 Jun 1832. Ticket of Leave: No Pardon: No. Certificate of Freedom: No. Read & Write. Roman Catholic. Single. County Tipperary. Soldier, Groom & Labourer. Steeling clothes. Killkenny. 31/12/1831. 117. Sentence 7 years. No previous convictions. Dark Swallow, Dark Brown, Dark Grey. No Marks or scars. On arrival assigned to J B ......, Patrick Plains. --------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Records, 1810-1891 Name: James Dwyer. Date: 11 Feb 1833 Place: New South Wales, Australia. Category: Convicts Deaths Title: Death Register, 1828-1879. Volume Number: 4/4549. Norfolk Island - EXECUTED. Wikipedia - List of persons legally executed in Australia. Murder of Henry Hawkins at Bathurst. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------