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Patrick Earley was transported on the Prince Regent, departing 19th Sep 1820 and arriving 9th Jan 1821 with 148 passengers.
Prince Regent, 1820-21. On Tuesday arrived from Ireland, the ship Prince Regent, Captain Clifford. She left the Cove of Cork the 19th of September last, and brings, in excellent health, 144 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Dr. Taylor, R. N. The guard comprises 30 men of the 1st Foot (Royals), under orders of Lieut. Lewis. Sydney Gazette, 13 Jan 1821.
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PUBLIC NOTICE. THE undermentioned persons have obtained certificates of freedom during the last week, viz. : Lord Sidmouth ..........John, or James Earley. Prince Regent (2), ....... Patrick Earley. The Gleaner, 12 Apr 1827. --------------------------------------------------- The father, John or James Earley, appears to have been transported on the Lord Sidmouth, and not on the Prince Regent, as is listed in the 1828 census index. John and his two sons were all tried in Armagh , Lent 1820.
Colonial Secretary Papers. Feb 22 1822. James Earley, Prince Regent, assigned to Thomas Salmon, resident at Brickfield Hill. May 24 1822. Patrick Earley, Prince Regent, assigned to Thomas Salmon, resident at Brickfields. -------------------------------------------------- Original conviction: Armagh, Lent 1820, 7 years. Labourer. Pat. Earley, per Prince Regent (2). No 1019. Convicted at Parramatta, Don McLeod, Esq, 11 Dec 1824,sentence Three years. Sent 22 Dec 1824, to Port Macquarie per Cutter Sally. Returned 23 Mar 1827.
Colonial Secretary Index. Date, Dec 7 1824, Present: Don McCloud, Wm. Lawson and John Campbell, Esqs. Patrick Earley, per Prince Regent, Nature of offence: Making away with a quantity of money entrusted to him by the overseer and absence from his gang. Sentence: to receive 100 lashes and be transported to Port Macquarie for the term of three years. Remarks: Attached to Mr Crawfords Ch. Gang, Prospect.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Earley, alias Hurley, age 17, Prince Regent II (1) 1821, Tried in Armagh, 1820. 7 years. DOB 1804, native place, Armagh Town Armagh Co., servant. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. EARLEY, Patrick. Per "Prince Regent", 1821. 1822 May 24 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.35) 1824 Dec 11 - Attached to Mr Crawford's clearing gang, Prospect; to be transported to Port Macquarie for three years. On return of proceedings of the Bench of Magistrates, Parramatta (Reel 6023; 4/6671 p.63) 1824 Dec 22 - On list of convicts transported to Port Macquarie per "Sally" (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.498-9) -------------------------------------------------- THE undermentioned persons have obtained certificates of freedom during the last week, viz.: Prince Regent (2)............. Patrick Earley The Gleaner, 13 Apr 1827. -------------------------------------------------- In 1828, Patrick is living with his father and brother at King Street, Sydney. According to the census, all three were transported on the Prince Regent in 1821. 1828 census Index. John Early, age 63, F.S. Prince Regent 2, 1821, 7 years, catholic. Labourer, King Street, Sydney. James Early, age 23, F.S. Prince Regent, 2, 1821, 7 years, catholic. Patrick Early, age 24, F.S., Prince Regent, 1821, 7 years, catholic, Gardener, King Street, Sydney. -------------------------------------------------- A year later his father was tried and convicted and sentend to be transported for 7 years. The Australian (Sydney, NSW : 1824 - 1848) Fri 22 May 1829 Page 3 SUPREME COURT.—(Criminal side.) John Early was indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling house of John Gould, a constable in the Sydney Police, residing in King-street, on the night of the 6th April last, and taking therefrom 23 yards cotton print, 3 shirts, 3 shifts, 1 waistcoat, 1 waistcoat piece, 1 pair trowsers, 2 handkerchiefs, 1 towel, and 1 yard of print. Frances, prosecutor’s wife, deposed that about twelve o’clock on the night of the 6th April last, her husband went out on duty, while she remained sitting up with her three children, who were very ill, and between three and four o’clock laid down to sleep, and awaking between five and six, she opened the shutters, and discovered somebody had been in the room, as the articles already enumerated had departed from it. Gould coming home about seven, ascertaining the disaster, and obtaining information which led him to suspect the prisoner, who had lived at the back of Goold’s dwelling, hastened away Goold with his wife, and a constable named Mullins, to the prisoner’s apartment, where he was in bed asleep, and the stolen articles concealed in a bundle under his head, upon which the lad was secured. Prisoner had been in the habit of practising as a grasscutter, and has two sons, but no wife, and, generally speaking, bore a fair character. The case for the prosecution here closed, and prisoner being called for his defence denied all knowledge of the things, intimating it was all a conspiracy. He was an old man, and put some shrewd questions to the witnesses at various times. He appeared to be considerably agitated during the whole trial — he trembled throughout, and cried a good deal at the conclusion. The Learned Judge directed the Jury at all events to clear the prisoner of the capital charge “burglary,” but if they considered from the property being found with him that he was the thief, they would then find him guilty of the minor offence of larceny. The Jury retired, and shortly afterwards returned their Verdict—Guilty of Larceny. He was to be transported for 7 years.