Name: | Martin Honan |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1806 |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing potatoes |
Convicted at: | Ireland, Limerick |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Waterloo |
Departure date: | 21st May, 1836 |
Arrival date: | 6th September, 1836 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales [Port Phillip] |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 218 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; 1837 NSW General Musters and Certificates. |
Source description: |
Wendy Smith on 14th October, 2020 wrote:
The Convict Indentures state that Martin Honan was 30 years old. He could neither read or write; religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of County Limerick. He was a farm labourer. Martin was convicted of stealing potatoes at Limerick City on 4 January 1836 and sentenced for 7 years. He had no prior convictions. Physical attribution: Height 5 feet 8 inches; complexion dark sallow; hair dark brown mixed with grey and eyes grey. Transport number 140. Prisoner number 36-1943.
1837 NSW General Muster state that Martin Honan was assigned to Survey Department at Port Macquarie, NSW. In faint hand writing is the word invalid.
Received ticket of leave on 13 November 1840 (40/2373) at Port Macquarie. A note on the ticket of leave states that this was altered to Maitland on 27 July 1842 (42/1011).
Received Certificate of Freedom on 4 August 1845 (number 45/1011) in the district of New England. A comment stated that he nearly blind of right eye.
Wendy Smith on 14th October, 2020 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures; 1837 NSW General Musters and Certificates. (prev. ), firstname: Martin, surname: Honan, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1806, date of death
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