Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
John Dwyer was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Ancestry Convict Indents. http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi |
Claims
No one has claimed John Dwyer yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for John Dwyer.
Convict Notes
Clonmel Herald Tipperary, Republic of Ireland 24 Mar 1832 Philip Cunningham, David Cunningham. John Dwyer, William Shea, James Cummins and Thomas Cummins were put to the bar, charged with manslaughter of John Lloyd, at Laffan's-Mill, on the 12th of July last. James Lloyd, sworn..Remembers the fair of Graystown ; was at the fair with his deceased brother, his wife, and others ; witness's wife pointed out the deceased when he was struck ; witness as he was going to the assistance of the deceased was struck with a stone ; returning with the deceased, witness's wife, his brother Tom and James Driscoll, a young boy, they were attacked by six men who knocked down the deceased with stones, at Laffin's-Mill ; in the fair the deceased was struck down by old Thomas Cunningham and his sons, (James and Thomas) and others ; David and Philip Cunningham, James and Thomas Cummins and others struck down the deceased at Laffan's-Mill ; this party came down from Cunningham's gate ; saw Wm. Shea with a stone in his hand ; saw John Dwyer with a stone in his hand, which witness took from him ; witness was then knocked down with a stone by Philip Cunningham, and rendered insensible___(here witness identified the prisoners)___the deceased received four blows of stones and was knocked down in an insensible state ; did not see the deceased ever after ; believes he was thrown into the river ; in about three quarters of an hour after heard 3 shots, but does not know whom fired. All were onboard the Eliza. ____________________________ John Dwyer was listed as 26 years old on arrival. Native Place: Tipperary. John was illiterate, RC, Married, no children listed, 5'6" tall, dark complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, small scar back of little finger of left hand. NSW Return of all Male Convicts Assigned and Transferred between 1st and 30th days of September 1832, Inclusively: Dwyer John, Eliza (6), ploughs, to J. K. McDougall, Baulkham Hills. 26/4/1837: TOL Patrick Plains. 1837: Aged 32, Freed. Employed by John McDougall at Merton. 18/3/1839: COF