Name: | Michael Halfpenny |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1798 |
Occupation: | Ploughman |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Irish rebel |
Convicted at: | Ireland. Tipperary |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Lonach |
Departure date: | 16th May, 1825 |
Arrival date: | 4th September, 1825 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 143 other convicts |
Primary source: | http://members.pcug.org.au |
Source description: |
Nell Murphy on 14th October, 2017 wrote:
Michael HALFPENNY and his brother Patrick were convicted at Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland in 1825 for insurrection. Both received 7 yr transportation sentences and sent to New South Wales, Australia per the ship ‘Lonach’ 1825.
Aged 27yrs; a ploughman
Brother: Patrick HALFPENNY (transported also on the ‘Lonach’ to NSW)
Native place: Tipperary, Ireland.
Maureen Withey on 6th January, 2021 wrote:
Convict Index 1791-1873.
Michael Halfpenny, per Lonach, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 10 Apr 1832. 32/0299.
Nell Murphy on 14th October, 2017 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au (prev. ), firstname: Michael, surname: Halfpenny, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1798, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime
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