Daniel Gleeson

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Daniel Gleeson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Ploughman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	House breaking
Convicted at:	Ireland, Tipperary
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Governor Ready
Departure date:	21st September, 1828
Arrival date:	17th January, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 196 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Indentures (hand written). Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser and Ticket of leave butt.
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 3rd March, 2020 wrote:

The Convict Indentures state that Daniel Gleeson was 26 years old. He could neither read or write; religion Catholic; status single and a native of Tipperary. He was a ploughman and reaps. He was convicted of house breaking in Tipperary on 7 April 1828 and sentenced to life. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes - Height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion ruddy; hair brown and eyes hazel. Transport number 29.
Assigned to Mr John Dickson, Sydney.
Received Ticket of Leave in 1837 (number (37/771) and Conditional Pardon in 1844 (number 44/153).

Wendy Smith on 14th May, 2020 wrote:

Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser dated Thursday 11 March 1830; Thursday 18 March 1830 and Tuesday 23 March state that Daniel Gleeson had absconded. Entry as follows: Gleeson Daniel, Governor Ready, 28, Ploughman, Tipperary, 5 feet 8 inches, hazel eyes, brown hair and ruddy complexion from No. 6 Iron Gang. Did not find any further entries but must have been recaptured.
Received ticket of leave on 23 February 1837 at Brisbane Waters, County of Northumberland, NSW. Ticket number 37/277.
Received Absolute Pardon on 1 May 1843. Reference The Australian dated Tuesday 18 June 1844.

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 3rd March, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) (prev. ), firstname: Daniel, surname: Gleeson, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1803, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Wendy Smith on 14th May, 2020 made the following changes:

source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written). Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser and Ticket of leave butt. (prev. Australia Convict Indentures (hand written))