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Transportation
Jeremiah Finn was transported on the Hadlow, departing 2nd Apr 1820 and arriving 5th Aug 1820 with 153 passengers.
Hadlow (generic)References
| Primary Source | Ancestry. NSW BDM. Peter Mayberry, Irish Convicts to Australia. NSW, Aust., Registers of Certificates of Freedom (NRS 12208). State Records Authority, NSW, Aust. Historical Electoral Rolls, 1851-52, Cumberland (CGS 1199). NSW, Aust., Colonial Secretary's Papers 1788-1856, No.296, page 171. NSW, Aust. Convict Ship Muster Rolls 1820, Hadlow |
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Catherine Connor was charged by Mary Ann Finn, aged eleven years, with having stolen from her one £1 note, the property of his father Jeremiah Finn, of Cook's River, limeburner. The girl deposed that being in town yesterday she received some money on account of her father, which she carried in her frock pocket; she saw prisoner selling pastry from a basket, purchased three penny worth of her, giving her a shilling and taking nine-pence change; prisoner turned over and over the money she held in her hand in a manner that attracted her notice, and she asked if she had lost any, to which prisoner replied that she had lost three sixpence, and that she (witness) must have taken them ; witness said that beside the change just received she had nothing smaller than a shilling ; to satisfy prisoner of this fact, and on her request, witness took out the money she had- two £1 notes folded together, and 15s. in half-crowns and shillings ; prisoner overhauled it, and took the two £1 notes, separating them, but returned only one, whereupon witness asked what she wanted with her note; prisoner denied that she had one belonging to her; witness sought a policeman, who took prisoner into custody, but at this time she had got rid of all the money she had. To be imprisoned, with hard labour, two months. Sydney Morning Herald, 1 Feb 1858. In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. IN INSOLVENCY. In the Insolvent Estate of Jeremiah Finn, of Cook's River, laborer. NOTICE is hereby given, that I, the above-named Insolvent, intend on Tuesday, the 20th day of November next, at the hour of 12 of the clock noon, to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates, at Sydney, that a Certificate of Discharge may be granted to me, in terms of the Act of the Governor and Legislative Council, 7th Vic., No. 19.—Dated this 11th day of October, a.d. 1860. JEREMIAH FINN, X, his mark. Witness W. P. Manning. NSW Govt Gazette, 12 Oct 1860.
LIME FOR SALE at Cook's River Dam JEREMIAH FINN informs the Public, that they can be supplied with the best ROACH LIME at One shilling per Bushel, delivered at the Kiln. September 3, 1841. Sydney Gazette, 4 Sep 1841. -------------------------------------------------- MISTHER MALONE ! OCH HONE.—Jeremiah alias Jerry Finn, as nate and paceable a little body as ever twirled a bit of a twig in the quiet ragions of Donnybrook, charged his countryman, one Johnny Malone, with having disposed of a cart load of lime, and forgotten to hand over the proceeds to their proper and legal owner, to wit, Jerry, himself. Jerry and Johnny stood in the relative situations of master and servant, domiciling together with all the unanimity of brotherhood, in the Cook's River territory, until the unfortunate misunderstanding, which was the subject matter in dispute. Johnny was sent with a load of lime to a specific destination, but, he unluckily stopped on the road to indulge in a little conversation with Mr. Magg, a builder, which ended in the sale of the article for the sum of fifteen shillings.—" Well, what have you to say in your defence ?" asked the Bench. " Shure, your Honors, jist this, I sold the lime, and got dhrunk wid de money." " No doubt you fancied the liquor lime juice, and wer'nt aware of its power. So then, Mr. Malone, you wish to excuse one offence by pleading another. We must have a better explanation than that." " Be me sowl, your Honors, the divil a better can I give: he towld me to sell the lime iv I could git a custhomer," replied Johnny. " But did he tell you to get drunk with the money?" inquired the Bench most inquisitively. Johnny thereupon hung down his head, and preferred letting things take their own course: when his Worship very kindly postponed the case for a day, in order to give the delinquent an opportunity of procuring sufficient possibles to satisfy the sharklike voracity of Jeremiah Finn, for wetting his lime. Bells Life in Sydney, 28 Aug 1847.
NSW 1828 Census Index. Jeremiah Flinn, age 23, F.S. Hadlow, 1820, 7 years, protestant, Fisherman, Botany district.
The National Archives in England has an online microfilm record of the New South Wales 1828 Census. See Jerh. Flinn at record 24 on:- https://www.ancestry.com.au/interactive/1186/IMAUS1787_114226-00181?pid=188090&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Cub38&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&_phtarg=Cub36&dbid=1186&gsln=Flinn&cp=0&msypn__ftp=Botany&msady=1820&_F00027CD=Census E-H&_F000342C=Hadlow&new=1&rank=1&uidh=y01&redir=false&msT=1&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=0&h=188090&recoff=&ml_rpos=1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Cub38&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
Birthplace Deptford -on-Thames, England Age 14 at time of Conviction, summer (July) 1819 Height 5 ft 1 inch (155 cm). Ruddy complexion & red hair. Departed Cork 2 April 1820, Youngest convict on board Halow (15 Years at tme of arrival) Arrived Port Jackson early afternoon 5th august. Convicts inspected by L.Macquarie Governor) in jail yard morning of August 15th. Assigned to Major George Druitt "on town Carts". Must have been on Major G. Druitt's grant (Mt Druitt) He was arrested and appeared before the magistrate Mr John McHenry, esquire, on 27th September 1823 at Evan, now Penrith. The charge was “harbouring bushrangers and receiving property known to be stolen”. Remainder of sentence to be served at Port Macquarie. He was transported from Sydney onboard the “Lord Nelson” 15th October 1823 to Pt Macquarie. He was returned to Sydney on 3 June 1826 and received his Ticket of leave on 7th July 1826 & became a lime-burner at Cooks River (Tempe near present road bridge. Married Margaret Riordan/Reardon @ St Mary's Church Sydney 1846. Daughters Mary Anne 1846, Ellen 1848, Catherine 1850, Johanna Margaret Winnifred 1852, Elizabeth 1856, Sophia 1858. Business insolvency 1860. Died Sydney Hospital Infirmary 1864. Buried Camperdown. (no headstone) Jeremiah Finn is my great, great grandfather, vian Johanna Margaret Winnifred my great grandmother. If others make contact, please forward my e-mail address for contact. With Thanks. Tony.
COF - No. 27/5415, Convicted Cork City, Summer 1819, Term 7 years, Native Place: Deptford, Calling: Servant, Age: 21, Height: 5 feet 6 1/2 inches, Complexion: Ruddy, Hair: Brown, Eyes: Hazel, Date 7 July 1826, General Remarks: Was sent to Port Macqe 27 Sep. 1823 for the rest of his Sentence for absenting and Harbouring Bushrangers & receiving property knowing it to be stolen. On list of convict servants maintained by George Druitt; in 1822-23 Electoral Roll: 1851-52 Cumberland, Leasehold at Cook's River 1820 - Ship Muster - Crime: Sealing wearing apparel, aged 14