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Transportation
Peter Flannagan was transported on the York, departing 7th Oct 1862 and arriving 31st Dec 1862 with 301 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 471 (237) --0-- UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Newcastle upon Tyne Gaol; Calendar of Trials; Undated |
| 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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NOTE: Year of Birth is taken from official records but day and month are not known. The latter dates have been entered as 01/01 because the site does not allow those fields to be left empty.
NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF THE FATAL ACCIDENT: “Fatal Accident.-- On Monday the 22nd ultimo, Peter Flannagan, a miner employed at the Melbourne and Champion Bay Co's. Lead Mine, at Narra Tarra, accompanied by his mate Jacob Appleyard, had been blasting in a drive off the main shaft, and, according to usual custom, after charging the hole with powder, Flannagan placed a lighted candle to the fuse, and, for safety, followed Appleyard up the ladder in the main shaft. Flannagan had ascended only a few steps when, for some unacountable reason, he returned. Appleyard noticing him descend the ladder, shouted out in alarm, ‘Where are you going Peter?’ Flannagan replied, ‘The light is out.’ These were the last words the unfortunate man uttered, as Appleyards's evidence proves that a few seconds from the time he spoke, the charge exploded, and death must have been instantaneous.” (The Western Australian Times, 6 February, 1877, p2 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2977068) -- A man named Peter Flanagan has been killed in the workings of the Narra Tarra mine by the unexpected explosion of a blast.” (The Inquirer and Commercial News, 21 February, 1877, p1 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66303787). --000--
DEATH OF PETER FLANNAGAN: “PETER FLANIGAN, expiree, late 6590, accidentally killed, on 22nd ult. [January], at Narra Tarra Mine, Champion Bay, by a shot which deceased had put in missing fire, and on going to see to it, it exploded, killing him instantly. No inquest.” (WA Police Gazette, Wednesday, Feb 14, 1877, No 6, p23) The Narra Tarra lead mine, located within the old townsite of Protheroe, about 25km from Northampton and 430km north of Perth, was opened in 1870 and mined until 1884. It was reopened twice up to 1906, and again from 1913 to 1928. The mine produced more than 12,700 tonnes of lead (https://www.mindat.org). --00--
OTHER: Birth: 1838 Death: 22 January, 1877, at Narra Tarra, WA; accidently killed at Narra Tarra Mine. Convicted: Breaking, entering and stealing; sentenced to 10 years on 20 July, 1861, at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. He had been convicted previously. Literacy: Semi-literate Family Status: Unmarried OccupatioN: Labourer Transported: Per York arriving at Fremantle, WA, on 31 December, 1862. He had been collected from Chatham prison. Convict No.: 6590 Ticket of Leave: Granted on 30 July, 1864, at WA Conditional Pardon: 11 June, 1869 Cert. of Freedom: 4 March 1877 at WA [Note: This is after his death] (https://waconvicts.fhwa.org.au/g0/p264.htm#i6590). --0--
Fremantle Jail record: FLANNAGAN, Peter; inmate #6590, arrived 31 Dec 1862 per York Date of Birth: 1838 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Date: 1861 Sentence Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, England Crime: Breaking, entering & stealing Sentence Period: 10 years Ticket of Leave Date: 30 Jul 1864 Conditional Pardon Date: 11 Jun 1869 Certificate of Freedom Date: 4 Mar 1873 Comments: Labourer, miner, wood cutter, general servant (https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/). --0--
IN WA: 1863: On arrival Peter Flannagan was listed as inmate # 6590, 24 years old; 10 years PS, tried Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1861, breaking, entering and stealing; labourer, single, no children; 5'4¾" tall, brown hair, blue eyes, long visage, fresh complexion, middling stout build; marks -- faint blue marks left arm (https://www.perthdps.com/convicts/con-wa31.html). His list of possessions on arrival was also recorded on 6 January, 1863. Called Peter Flennaghan (ex Chatham #4775) in this record, he had one book (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for Peter Flennaghan; Convict Establishment, Miscellaneous; Prisoners Property Book, 1861 - 1865 (V14)). --0--
EMBARKATION: 1862, 1 October: “The convict ship York, having embarked prisoners at Portsmouth, sailed yesterday morning for Portland, Plymouth and Australia.” (London Evening Standard, p6 at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18621001/031/0006). The York sailed from Portland for the Swan River Colony on 8 October, 1862 (https://www.perthdps.com/convicts/con-wa31.html). --00--
1862, June: Peter Flanaghan, inmate #4775, 22, and Lancelot Horn, inmate 4776, 24, were held at Chatham Prison. The behaviour of both men for the June quarter was listed as “good” and both were deemed “healthy” (England, Criminal Lunatic Asylum Registers, 1820-1876; Quarterly Returns of Prisoners in Convict Prisons; 1862; June; image 90) --0--
JAILS: 1861, 31 May: Lancelot Horn, 24, semi-literate striker, John McLean, 28, semi-literate labourer, and Peter Flannigan 22, illiterate striker, were admitted to Newcastle upon Tyne Gaol. Among his many previous convictions, Peter Flannigan had been sentenced in 1854, at Newcastle Sessions, to 6 years’ penal servitude for larceny; while McLean had served 18 months for robbery with violence in 1858 (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Newcastle upon Tyne Gaol; Calendar of Trials; Undated; image 16). --0--
“REPORT OF THE WATCH COMMITTEE. The Mayor presented this report, which recommended that the sum of £1 be paid to P. C. Skeene as a reward for his conduct in apprehending Lancelot Horn, John McLean, and Peter Flanagan for burglary.” (North & South Shields Gazette, 29 August, 1861, p4 at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000288/18610829/049/0004) --00--