Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Forde was transported on the Borodino, departing 11th Feb 1828 and arriving 12th Jul 1828 with 206 passengers.
Tons: 615, built at Thames, England 1810.
Borodino (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4013]; Microfiche: 669 |
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Convict Notes
Irish Archives. Ireland-Australia transportation database Document Date: 5/9/1827 Doc Ref: PPC 3226. Convict, Petitioner, John Forde, Tried Galway, Sentence, Transportation for Life, Crime, a Rape on Bridget Cunniffe. Comment: Convict has a wife and a family (no details given). Several character references. Requests reply to the petition be sent to a merchant in Loughnea, Co Galway
The Irish Convict Database lists John Forde as an Irish Whiteboy rebel.
At Galway Assizes, John Forde, William Mercer and William Spaine, for rape, to executed Saturday, the 2 of September. Enniskillen Chronicle, 6 Sep 1827.
John Forde aged 33. Shepherd and herdsman from Galway. Married with 2 children. Tried at Galway 20 August 1827. Sentenced to transportation for life for abduction or rape. Assignd to R. Rouse at Rouse Hill on arrival