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Voyage
Transportation
Simon Flagherty 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 | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Sir Godfrey Webster - 1826 / British National Archives, Medical Journals of navy surgeons, "Sir Godfrey Webster" ADM 101/68/1. |
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Convict Notes
___________________________________ Simon Flaherty (recorded as aged 60) and his brother Bryan (recorded as aged 52), both widowers, were both on Board the ‘Sir Godfrey Webster’ as convicts. They seem to have committed the same crime, both guilty of pig stealing and given 7 years. A newspaper report of their crime was not found. They were tried at Clare Assizes held at the city of Ennis, in early March 1825 – the city assizes county court assizes were held from 5 March, and the County court Jury was sworn on Tuesday 8 March [Freemans Journal (Ireland) Fri 11 March 1825, p 3.] VOYAGE to AUSTRALIA Both Flaherty brothers were ill and debilitated on the voyage to NSW. They appear regularly in the medical journal of the ship’s surgeon, William Evans (Reference: British National Archives, ADM 101/68/1]. Dr Evans recorded that he objected to several men being taken on board, and in consequence two (Concart and Scott) were returned to the hulk ship. However, “ I also objected to receiving the aged D Keneary (80) and the two Flahertys BUT DID NOT SUCCEED.” [Folios 5-6: 11th July 1825] Folios 13 – 14 "Particular attention was observed with regard to the diet of these persons and I was obliged early on the voyage to issue some of preserved soup and Bouilli, Indeed the lives of John Cahill, D Kenneary (80), Simon Flaherty (64) were preserved as well as several others by the timely issue of Bouilli and the concentrated gravy and vegetable soups, here follows their names …” Eighteen men are listed, including the two Flahertys, the surgeon said Simon was aged 64 and Bryan was 60. . . Folios 15-16: covering about September and October 1825: “For the last five weeks the convicts have suffered much from excessive heat. The cases since the first of last month have been mild forms of scorbutus and dysenteria, some chronic visceral affections of long standing, and some of general debility from old age and requiring attention with nourishment to sustain the powers of life; especially the following, Simon and B Flaherty …. (and others listed). Simon Flaherty's health must have been affected because he died in 1826 the same that the ship arrived in NSW. He had been assigned to Gregory Blaxland who was on a large land grant called "Newington" in western Sydney. His brother Bryan was assigned to Andrew Brown who had a very large property out near Wallerawang named "Cooerwell"
Australia, Death Index, Name: Simeon Flaherty ** spelling as per register ** Death Date: 1826. Death Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1826. Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Volume Number: V182637 127
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Sir Godfrey Webster - 1826 Indent No; 32 Name; Simon Flagherty Age; 60 Read & write. Widower - 4 children Native Place; Co Clare Trade or calling; Farmers Lab Trial where & Date; Co Clare - Pig stealing - 2 March 1825 Sentence; 7 years Height; 5 ft. 4 1/2 in Eyes; Lt Grey Completion; Sallow Sallow Behaviour on board; Well Assigned; Gregory Blaxland Remarks; BROTHER; to Bryan Flagherty. Indent No; 31. On board UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Sir Godfrey Webster - Surgeons notes; I also objected to receive the aged D Keneary & the two Flaherty's but did not succeed in getting them exchanged;