John Dwyer

John Dwyer, one of 250 convicts transported on the Argyle, 05 March 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Dwyer
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1812
Occupation:	House servant
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Burglary
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Argyle
Departure date:	5th March, 1831
Arrival date:	3rd August, 1831
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 251 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 48. Tasmanian Archives. Old Bailey online records.
Source description:	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.

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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2019 wrote:

John DWYER was convicted at Middlesex Gaol, London on 16 Sept 1830 for burglary - break and enter a dwelling house and steal. Guilty, death, commuted to Life sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘Argyle’ arriving 5 Aug 1831.

Single man; aged 18yrs; house servant.
Native place of birth - Co. Limerick, Ireland.

Colony of Van Diemen’s Land:
Assigned to work.
Several records of misconduct and subsequent punishments.
1834: Misconduct. Imprisoned at Ross, for 3 yrs. Chain Gang.
13 July 1841: Ticket of Leave granted.
July 1845: Conditional Pardon approved.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2019 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 48. Tasmanian Archives. Old Bailey online records. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Num