Patrick Halfpenny

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Patrick Halfpenny
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1802
Occupation:	Reaper
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

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

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au Convict Index 1791-1873. Moreton Bay Convict Register.
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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 14th October, 2017 wrote:

Patrick HALFPENNY and his brother Michael were convicted at Tipperary, Ireland in 1825 for insurrection. Both received 7 yr transportation sentences and sent to New South Wales, Australia per the ship ‘Lonach’ in 1825.

Aged 23 yrs; a farm reaper.
Brother: Michael HALFPENNY (transported to NSW on same ship 1825)
Native Place: Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland.

Maureen Withey on 6th January, 2021 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
Patrick Halfpenny, age on arrival, 23, per Lonach (1825), Tried at Cashel Tipperary Co., 1825, 7 years. Insurrection. DOB 1802. Native of Tipperary Co. Reaper. Remarks: Brother Michael arrived per same ship.

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Absconded Prisoners.
2. Halfpenny Patrick, Lonack, 28, Labourer, Tipperary, 5 feet 10, grey eyes, dark blown hair, pale comp., from Sutton Forest Police, charged with Robbery, 3rd time of running.
Sydney Gazette, 13 Jan 1829.

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Moreton Bay Convict Register.
Patk. Halfpenny, per Lonach, Tried Tipperary, 7 Apr 1825, for Insurrection, 7 years, Labourer. Colonial Conviction: Gen Sessions, Penrith, 24 Feb 1829, Cart robbery, 3 years. To Sydney, 4 July 1832.
Description: Pat. Halfpenny, native of Tipperary, age 23, 5ft 10 ¼ in; pale comp, dk brown hair, dk grey eyes, catholic.

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Convict Index 1791-1873.

Patrick Halfpenny, per Lonach, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 25 July1832. 3

Maureen Withey on 9th January, 2021 wrote:

Absconded.
I. Halfpenny, Patrick, Lonach, 20, Reaper, county of Tipperary, 5 feet 10, grey eyes, dark brown hair, pale comp, from No 1 Iron Gang.
Sydney Gazette, 26 Sep 1828.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 14th October, 2017 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au (prev. ), firstname: Patrick, surname: Halfpenny, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1802, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Maureen Withey on 6th January, 2021 made the following changes:

source: http://members.pcug.org.au Convict Index 1791-1873. Moreton Bay Convict Register. (prev. http://members.pcug.org.au)