John Gaynor

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Summary

Born
Jan 1804
Conviction
Felony (unspecified)
Departure
May 1820
Arrival
Sep 1820
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Gaynor
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Errand boy
Aliases: James Gainer, Gaine, Gagnor

Crime

Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th May 1820
Ship: Dorothy
Arrival: 29th Sep 1820
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Gaynor was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.

Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland

DorothyDorothy (generic)

References

Primary Source1. NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 2. NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842 3. NSW Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, NSW Male A-K 1820 4. NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856, Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 9th June 2020

1824, 31 March: John Gainer, servant to Major Druitt. On return of fines and punishments inflicted by the Bench of Evan – 100 lashes for “absconding and insolence” (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856, Special Bundles, 1794-1825). 1824, December: John Gainer per Dorothy, on list of convict servants maintained by George Druitt, Mt Druitt; in 1821-24 (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856) 1825, 1 October: John Gainer per Dorothy, on muster list of Government servants & free men maintained at Mount Druitt from 1 Oct 1824 to 1 Oct 1825 (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856) 1827, 15 February: Granted Certificate of Freedom to John Gagnor, 26, carpenter, 5’5¾”, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes (see NSW Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Registers of Certificates of Freedom, 1 Dec 1823 - Apr 1827, Jun 1828 - Dec 1833)

Dianne Jones avatar
218
on 9th June 2020

CRIME: Felony of wearing apparel; convicted February 1820 (see NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849). NATIVE PLACE: Dublin OTHER: 1820: John Gaynor, per Dorothy, errand boy, 15, 5’½”, fair complexion, sandy hair, hazel eyes (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842) 1820: John Gaynor, per Dorothy (see NSW Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, NSW Male A-K 1820). 1822, February: James Gainer per Dorothy, appears on list supplied by Charles Ellis to the Enquiry into the Engineer Department (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856, Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826) 1822, March: John Gaine per Dorothy on lists of persons forming roads under the direction of James Johnson, overseer, from 21 Oct 1818 to 2 Mar 1822 (see NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856, Main Series of Letters Received, 1788-1826).