Edward Hughes

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Edward Hughes
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1778
Occupation:	Quarryman
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Down
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Three Bees
Departure date:	8th December, 1813
Arrival date:	6th May, 1814
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 220 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. 1828 NSW Census Index.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 18th August, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
Edward Hughes, age on arrival, 36, Three Bees (1814), Tried Down Co., 1813, Life. DOB, 1778, Native place, Tyrone. Trade, Quarryman labourer.
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Colonial Secretary Index.

HUGHES, Edward. Per “Three Bees”, 1814.

1819 - Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3195; 4/1858 p.168)

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1828 NSW Census Index.
Edw. Hughes, age 50, T.L. Three Bees, 1814, Life, catholic, Herdsman to Mr Kennedy, G. Plains.

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Conditional Pardon, Dated 1 February 1849
Hughes Edward, Three Bees.
Maitland Mercury, 31 Mar 1849.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 18th August, 2020 made the following changes:

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