James Hennessay

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Hennessay
Aliases:	Hennessy, Hennessey
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1796
Occupation:	Clerk
Date of Death:	1846
Age:	50 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Desertion from the army'
Convicted at:	-
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	-
Departure date:
Arrival date*:	-
Place of arrival	-
Passenger manifest	-

* Arrival date is estimated

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Community Contributions

Elizabeth Doyle on 13th December, 2012 wrote:

Convicted at Bhurtpore, India in 1826
Transported to Sydney Cove on ‘Marquis Lansdown’ in 1827

D Wong on 14th December, 2012 wrote:

James Hennessey was 31 years old on arrival in NSW.
He was born in Kilmurray, County Clare, was single, and he was a Soldier/Clerk.

The Marquis of Lansdown arrived in Port Jackson on 12/2/1827 and carried 4 military convicts from Fort William, Bengal.

1832: TOL Maitland
10/11/1840: COF

3/10/1836: Married Mary Cremin per Palambam 1831 (Ireland) she was the mother of 1 daughter and came from Cork. James and Mary had 6 children.

I have a death date of 1866 for James, and Mary dying in 1880.

Convict Changes History

Elizabeth Doyle on 13th December, 2012 made the following changes:

convicted at, term 14 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1796, date of death 1846, gender, occupation, crime