Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Bernard Flinn was transported on the St Vincent, departing 28th Dec 1852 and arriving 26th May 1853 with 214 passengers.
St Vincent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 635 (320) |
| 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
FOOTNOTE: His co-accused Charles Freel and Hugh Murray were also aboard the St Vincent. --00--
IN VDL: 26 May, 1853: On arrival in VDL, Bernard Flynn [sic] was listed as convict #27912, a farm labourer, 30 years old, 5’7” tall with black hair, hazel eyes and a fresh complexion. He was single, Roman Catholic, and literate. Native place: Roscommon. Of his offence, he said he had been transported for highway robbery and stealing £26. Family: Brother Patrick; sisters Catherine, Bridget and Elizabeth – all in Scotland (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/ai23943). For further details see his VDL Conduct record at (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-115$init=CON33-1-115p67). --00--
NEWSPAPER REPORT OF THE TRIAL: "Hugh Murray, Bernard Flinn, and Charles Freel [all railway labourers], were found guilty of robbing a railway labourer of some money and other articles, on the road leading from North Berwick to Berwick Mains, and were sentenced to seven years' transportation.” (Glasgow Courier, 16 March, 1850, p2, at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) --00--
TRIAL: 12 March, 1850: Trial papers relating to Charles Freel, Bernard Flinn and Hugh Murray for the crime of robbery on the public road leading from North Berwick to North Berwick Mains, Haddington. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: Charles Freel Accused: Bernard Flinn, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Accused: Hugh Murray, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - 7 years. Victim: James Cunningham, East Linton, Prestonkirk, Haddington (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/). --00--
PRECOGNITION: 1850: Precognition against Hugh Murray, Bernard Flinn and Charles Freel for the crime of robbery on the public road leading from North Berwick to North Berwick Mains, Haddington. Accused: Hugh Murray, Age: 22, railway labourer, Address: North Berwick, East Lothian. Accused: Bernard Flinn, Age: 25, railway labourer, Address: North Berwick, East Lothian. Accused: Charles Freel, Address: Prisoner in Haddington. Accused: Charles Freel, Age: 23, railway labourer, Address: North Berwick, East Lothian. Victim: James Cunningham, East Linton, Prestonkirk, Haddington (https://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/). --0--