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Transportation
James Hetherington was transported on the Neptune, departing 27th Aug 1837 and arriving 2nd Jan 1838 with 56 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi |
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Convict Notes
1845, 13 December: Granted a Ticket of Leave, No.45/2157, for the District of Yass (see NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202); Ticket of leave butts, Nov 1845-Mar 1846). 1850, 10 July: Obtained a Conditional Pardon, No.50/462 (see NSW Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869; Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202); Ticket of leave butts, Nov 1845-Mar 1846).
OCCUPATION: Labourer and shepherd. MARITAL STATUS: Widower James HETHERINGTON was 44 on arrival in NSW (listed as 45 on Kilmainham Gaol record). He was a Protestant, could read and write and came from County Carlow. He had no previous convictions (see NSW Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838). A notation on his records says his "first cousin William Edge convict arrived about 1830". Note: William EDGE, 33, a farmer from Wicklow who was married with 6 children, arrived in NSW per Mangles in 1828. He had been tried in 1827 at Wicklow and sentenced to 7 years for stealing a cow. EDGE died in 1831 in Sydney (see http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi).
1837, 14 August: James HETHERINGTON was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, from Wicklow (prisoner #665). He had been tried on 3 July 1837, convicted and sentenced to life for sheep stealing. He was described as 45, 5’10” tall with blue eyes, grey hair and a fair complexion. 1837, 19 August: Discharged to be “embarked on the convict ship Neptune” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).