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Voyage
Transportation
Edward Orpen was transported on the Sir Godfrey Webster, departing 11th Jul 1825 and arriving 3rd Jan 1826 with 196 passengers.
Sir Godfrey Webster (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Archives NSW (Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Indents NRS 1156; Item X34. Ancestry. http://www.jenwilletts.com http://www.hawkesbury.net.au |
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Convict Notes
Convict Death Register. Edward Orpen, Sir Godfrey Webster, 7/1/1829, age 57, District: Newcastle.
At the Kerry Assizes, last week, Edward Orpen, Esq. a gentleman who had served for a great number years as a magistrate for the county of Kerry, was put upon his trial for wilful and corrupt perjury. He was found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for seven years. Perthshire Courrier 27 Aug 1824.
Indents: aged 57, convicted in Kerry Australian Death Index: Registration Year 1829, Place Hoxham, Newcastle, NSW, Volume No. V18298268 2C & V18291369 13
Edward ORPEN was convicted at Tralee, Ireland in 1824. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to New South Wales, Australia per the 'Sir Godfrey Webster' 1826. Edward ORPEN died 7 Jan 1829, aged 57yrs. (ref. Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle, NSW, Australia)