Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Gleeson 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 | Irish Convict Database , by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
James and Michael Gleeson, for stealing two pigs from John Ryan, seven years’ transportation ; Limerick Chronicle, 22 Aug 1827.
Source: Ireland Australia Transportation Database. Petition. PPC 3206. Convict. James Gleeson, tried at Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, 1827. Stealing 2 pigs. Transported for 7 years. Petitioner, Margaret Gleeson, convict’s mother. Convict was convicted with his brother Michael, for the same offense. Petitioner is a widow with three other children and resides in Neragh, Co Tipperary. States she is dependant on her sons support. Petition received 27 Sep 1827.
Correction. His native place was Tipperary, NOT Clare Co.
Irish Convict Database , by Peter Mayberry. James Gleeson, aged 19, per Borodino, 1828. Tried at Tipperary, 1827, for Stealing pig. 7 years. DOB, 1809, native place, Clare Co. Single, brother of Michael, arrived per same ship. Catholic, Ploughman herdsman. Colonial sentence.