Name: | John Dwyer |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1821 |
Occupation: | Shoemaker |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Desertion from army |
Convicted at: | Ireland, Dublin City |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Waverley |
Departure date: | 25th April, 1841 |
Arrival date: | 12th September, 1841 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 4 other convicts |
Primary source: | Tasmanian Archives |
Source description: |
Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2019 wrote:
John DWYER was convicted at Dublin City, Ireland on 16 Oct 1840 for desertion (absent 3 days) and previous desertion for 4 months. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ship ‘Waverley’ arriving 13 Sept 1841. Ship surgeon’s report: “Good”.
Single man; aged 20 yrs; trade - shoemaker & had been a soldier in the 74th Regiment for 2 yrs, 6 mths ; 5’3” height; Roman Catholic; literate; fresh complexion; dk brown hair; dk Hazel eyes.
Native place of birth: Tipperary, Ireland.
Mother: Joan (or Jean)
Brothers: Michael, Patrick & Anthony
Sisters: Bridget, Margaret & Catherine
Colony of VDL:
Assigned to work services. 12 mths Probation Period. 1st Station Gang - Bridgewater.
1842: at Longford
1844: at Launceston
1845: at Deloraince & Westbury
14 July 1846: Ticket of Leave granted
16 Oct 1847: Free, by servitude
1847: noted he was in ill health
N.B. There are several other convicts of this same name in the Colony.
Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2019 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Dwyer, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0000, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime
Nell Murphy on 9th September, 2019 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1821 (prev. 0000), occupation
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