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John Gibbons was transported on the Norfolk, departing 15th Oct 1831 and arriving 9th Feb 1832 with 201 passengers.
1832 Voyage - Norfolk 3 from Ireland. Henniker - Master. William Clifford - Surgeon Superintendent. Total originally embarked; 200. Died on voyage; 5. Arrived in Sydney Cove 9 February 1832
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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Gibbons, age on arrival, 41, per Norfolk (3) 1832, Tried 1831 at Kilkenny, 14 years for Forged notes. Previous conviction, 1 year. DOB, 1791, native place, Londonderry Derry Co. Married, 1 child. Catholic. Bleacher cooper. Previously transported for life per Earl St Vincent (3) [1823] under name of Bernard McNicholl from Louth but escaped from colony. Committed to the County Gaol, on the 8th January. instant, by CHARLES MADDEN. Esq., J. P.___John Gibbons, charged by Elizabeth Murphy, of Cliftlen, near Gowran, with uttering a 30. forged note, purporting to be of the Bank of Ireland. The note was admirably executed, and was numbered 33729. Kilkenny Moderator, 19 Jan 1831. Convictions at the Kilkenny Assizes. John Gibbons, John M’Gee, and Wm. Smith, having forged Bank Notes, in possession—to be transported for 14 years. Waterford Chronicle, 26 Mar 1831.
1828 Census Index. Barney McNichol, age 40, G.S. Earl St Vincent, 1822, 14 years, catholic, cooper to Richard Jones, Cabramatta district. ---------------------------------------------------- Absconded Prisoners. 2. McNicholl Bernard, Earl St. Vincent, 42, Bleacher and Soldier, Londonderry, 5 feet 1 1/2, hazle eyes, brown hair, pale comp. from R. Jones, Esq. Sydney Gazette, 19 May 1829. ----------------------------------------------------- NEW SOUTH WALES. RETURN OF ALL CONVICTS ASSIGNED BETWEEN THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY AND THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 1832. 489. Gibbons John or Bernard McNicholl, Norfolk, bleacher, cooper, &c. to Richard Jones, Sydney. Sydney Gazette, 21 June 1832.
97713 Gibbons John - Norfolk 1832. 1842 19 March Maitland SG. Second Ticket of Leave Granted.
Born - Louth Ireland. Married 1 child. Crime - Forged notes. Previously transported for life per Earl St Vincent (3) [1823] under name of Bernard McNicholl from Louth but escaped from colony.