Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
James Horan 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
Dorothy (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
Occupation: He was a Corn Porter Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849, by Peter Mayberry). The title usually referred to someone who worked at a dock. They unloaded corn from ships and moved it into storage, and vice versa (see Dictionary of Old Occupations at https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/.
1820, 11 February: Admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, for stealing 11 turkeys, three ducks and five hens. Tried on 21 February; guilty; 7 years' transportation (convicted along with George Behan and Patrick Quinn who only received 3 months' jail). 1820, 15 April: He was "sent on board the convict ship" for transportation (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin Kilmainham 1815-1910).
Crime: Stealing poultry; convicted February 1820 (see NSW, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls… 1790-1849).