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Henry Finnigan was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 91 (47) trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230692370?searchTerm=superintedent convicts ticket of leave |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
1848 - TRIAL; 23 March 1848 England & Wales, Criminal Registers. Name Henry Finnigan Age 18. Estimated Birth Year; abt 1830 Date of Trial; 3 Mar 1848. Location of Trial Lancashire, England Sentence; Transportation UK, Criminal Records Name Henry Finnigan Marital Status Single. Criminal Age 18 Charge Robbery. Sentence Seven Yrs Conviction Date 23 Mar 1848. Conviction Place Liverpool Admission Date 5 May 1848. Occupation Hawker Prisoner's No; 49/1163 1849/50 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship; Adelaide. Placed on Sick List; 19 Nov 1849 Age; 20 years old Disease; Inflamed Axillary Glands Discharged; 6 Jan 1850 - To hospital at Parramatta
From the New South Wales Government Gazette 28th March 1851 - THE Tickets of Leave of the undermentioned Prisoners of the Crown, have been cancelled for the reasons stated opposite their respective names :- Henry Finnigan, Adelaide, breach of Ticket of Leave regulations; Maittand Bench.