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John Fihily was transported on the Norfolk, departing 15th Oct 1831 and arriving 9th Feb 1832 with 201 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
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Pardons. — The Absolute and Conditional Pardons granted to the undermentioned persons are now lying at the Principal Superintendent of Convicts Office, and will be delivered to the respective parties on payment of the Fees due thereon to the public:- — Absolute. — Peter Daw,Sarah, 1829 ; Charles Evans, alias Robert Glascott, Prince Regent, 1827 ; William Evans, Norfolk 2, 1829; John Fihily, Norfolk 3, 1832 ; James Goff, Earl Spencer, 1813; William Jones, Mary Ann 4, 1835 ; Martin Kelly; Governor Ready, 1829 ; John Nolan, alias William Healy Knowles, Andromeda, 1830. Sydney Free Press, 16 April 1842. All the men listed as receiving an Absolute Pardon here, appear to have been rewarded for their part in the capture of a gang of bushrangers, known as the Jew Boy Gang. The pursuit and capture was reported in full, in Sydney Herald, 31 Dec 1840. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28652749?searchTerm=Martin%20Kelly%20jew%20boy This is the extract which refers to John Fihily: At this time, Mr. E. Warland, Robert Evans, John Teely, the two latter are ticket-of-leave holders, and one of the border police, joined Mr Day's party, joined Mr Day's party, who now proceeded with the utmost dispatch to Page's River, distant from Scone about twenty-five miles; on reaching which they ascertained that the bushrangers had been there about three hours before, and robbed Mr. Atkinson's Inn, as well as Mr. Rundle's store ; (a mis-spelling of his name as John Teely)
NSW Convict Index. John Fihily, Norfolk 1832, Recommended Absolute Pardon, 1 Feb 1841. John Fihily, Norfolk 1832, Absolute Pardon, 8 Mar 1842.
John Fihily was then then given in charge to the Jury for having on the 30th of January last, stolen one cow, and one heifer, the property of Michael Kearns, who proved to the finding of the cattle in the garden of Patrick Bryan, on the fair day of Templemore, the day after the cows were stolen. Patrick Bryan deposed to finding one of the cows in Fihily’s possession, and John Higgins to his having bought the other for 35s. The prisoner produced no witness. Without leaving the box, the Jury returned their verdict— Guilty—sentenced to transportation for life. Tipperary Free Press, 23 March 1831. -------------------------------------------------- The following persons (44 in number) were transmitted from our County Jail, on yesterday morning, to the Hulk at Cork, under rule of transportation. They were escorted party of the 1st Dragoon Guards: Edmond Penders, John Donghan. David Darmody, Patrick Brin, Martin Daneson, John Carroll, Patrick Carroll, Patrick Hennessy, Patrick Riordan, Miles Carroll, John Fihily, William Hayes, John Delany, Patrick Byrnes, John White, Michael Keeffe, David Brookes, Cornelius Holahan, Maurice Quan, John Ryan, Michael Connollan, Patrick Colbert, Michael Burke, Philip Maher, Edmond Toohy, Denis Mullaghan, Thomas Britt, Thomas Cantwell, John Purcell, John Hough, John Kennedy, John Riorden, John Carthy, Michael Cody, Michael Brien, William Lynch, John Flion, Patrick Ward, Cornelius Tucker, Cornelius Ryan, Patrick Hickey, Michael Catkin, Patrick Bryan, John Egan. Tipperary Free Press, 7 May 1831.
68969 Fihily John - Norfolk 1832. 1832 20 June Patrick Plains 1832 GG Groom and servant assigned to W.G. Cann. 126396 Fihely John - Norfolk 1832. 1840 10 June Invermein GG. Granted Ticket of Leave. 121728 Fihiby (Fihily) John - Norfolk 1832. 1842 15 April GG. Granted Absolute Pardon 54221 Fihily John - Norfolk 1832. An Organised Banditti, p.198 Born in Tipperary, Ireland in 1811. Groom and outdoor servant. Transported for stealing a cow. Granted absolute pardon for his part in the capture of bushrangers.
Born - Kings County Ireland. Single.