John Healey

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Summary

Born
Jan 1786
Conviction
Felony (unspecified)
Departure
May 1820
Arrival
Sep 1820
Death
Oct 1844
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Personal Information

Name: John Healey
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1786
Death: 22nd Oct 1844
Age at death: 58
Occupation: Servant
Aliases: John Haley

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th May 1820
Ship: Dorothy
Arrival: 29th Sep 1820
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Healey was transported on the Dorothy, departing 5th May 1820 and arriving 29th Sep 1820 with 193 passengers.

Built In Liverpool in 1815. Transported Male only prisoners from Ireland

DorothyDorothy (generic)

References

Primary SourceMayberry, Peter; Comp. Irish Convicts to NSW 1788-1849 (online database) Sainty, Malcolm & Johnson, Keith; 1828 Census of New South Wales. --- 1. NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 2. UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep 3. NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869, Register of tickets of leave, 1824-1827 (NRS 12200) 4. NSW Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Registers of Certificates of Freedom, 1 Dec 1823 - Apr 1827, Jun 1828 - Dec 183

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 9th June 2020

CRIME: Convicted of felony bank notes, May 1819 (NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849) NATIVE PLACE: Dublin 1820, 28 April: One of three prisoners who were "single ironed", as reported by ship’s surgeon Robert Espie in his journal (see UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep). 1820, 1 August: Irons removed, as reported by Robert Espie (see UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856, Dorothy 1820 01 Mar - 1820 29 Sep). 1825, 22 December: Ticket of Leave granted, at Parramatta, to John Healy (a butcher). Description: 5'10", dark and pale complexion, black hair and hazel eyes (see NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869, Register of tickets of leave, 1824-1827 (NRS 12200)). 1826, 8 June: Granted Ticket of Leave (to John Healey, a butler) (see NSW Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867, Registers of Certificates of Freedom, 1 Dec 1823 - Apr 1827, Jun 1828 - Dec 1833).

Denis Pember avatar
105
on 11th March 2016

Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 167... [Ref H1301] Hely, John, 40, free by servitude, Dorothy, 1820, 7 years, Protestant, baker, Castlereagh Street Sydney [Ref H1302] Hely, Lucretia, 40, came free, Woodman, 1823. [Ref H1303] Hely, Francis, 11, came free, Woodman, 1823. [Ref H1304] Hely, Mary A., 15, came free, Woodman, 1823.

Denis Pember avatar
105
on 11th March 2016

1825 Muster: Hayley, John, convict, Dorothy, 1820, 7 years, government servant to his wife Lucretia Haley. Hayley, Lucretia, came free, Woodman, 1823, wife if John Haley, Parramatta. Hayley, John, came free, Woodman, 1823, son of the above. Hayley, Mary Ann, came free, Woodman, 1823, daughter of above.

Denis Pember avatar
105
on 11th March 2016

John was a butler, from Dublin, married with a family. After John arrived in the colony, he petitioned the Governor to allow his wife and children to come...Which she did, on the "Woodman" in 1823. John wrote a letter of thanks and a plea for a grant of land... Honord Sir I humbly beg to lay before you the inclosed letters for your perusal and by which your Honor will see that my wife is a person of good character and waits with me on your Honor to return our humble thanks to his Excellency and to your Honor for his Excellency's goodness in getting her and two children our and to implore your Honors further goodness to have me turned over to her she begs to know if there is an order come from London for Grant of Land - Captain Piper gave me back the enclosed for your honors perusal... John Healy Lucretia Healy