📣 Introducing the Convict Records Supporters Club
Convict Records

John Gleeson

Edit

Summary

Born
Jan 1780
Conviction
Uttering/passing forged notes
Departure
Jan 1825
Arrival
Apr 1825
Death
Unknown
Step 0 of 0

Personal Information

Name: John Gleeson
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1780
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Gardener/Nurseryman

Crime

Crime: Uttering/passing forged notes
Convicted at: Ireland, Clare
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th Jan 1825
Ship: Hooghley
Arrival: 22nd Apr 1825
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Gleeson was transported on the Hooghley, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 22nd Apr 1825 with 194 passengers.

The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.

HooghleyHooghley (generic)

References

Primary SourceNew South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1823-1826

Claims

No one has claimed John Gleeson yet.

Photos

Become a supporter to manage photos for this convict.

No photos have been added for John Gleeson.

Convict Notes

Tony Beale avatar
116
on 14th July 2020

UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 for John Gleeson Hooghley 1824 26 Oct - 1825 28 Apr Suffered a fever From Co Clare Ireland age 45, 5'6" brown complexion grey hair blue eyes very well behaved. Forwarded to Windsor for distribution. New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1831 September 1. No 31/906.