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Voyage
Transportation
Matthew Healey was transported on the Guildford, departing 14th Nov 1817 and arriving 1st Apr 1818 with 203 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849; Peter Mayberry. Census of New South Wales 1828: Malcolm Sainty and Keith Johnson |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Mathew Healy, age on arrival, 26, per Guildford (3) 1818, Tried Newgate Dublin, 1817, 7 years. DOB, 1792, native place, Dublin Co., Servant.
In the colony, Matthew had a relationship with Elizabeth Hughes (Convict, 'Elizabeth', 1818. They had a daughter Anne, born 24th February 1819. Ann married John Byrne in 1834. He was the son of Patrick Byrne (Convict, 'Marquis Cornwallis', 1796) and Sarah Best (Convict, 'Britannia', 1798). Matthew can be located in the 1828 Census: Ref [H1185 page 185] Healy, Matthew, 35, FBS, Guildford, 1818, 7 years, Catholic, pound keeper at Goulburn Plains. However, no information on any partner is given.