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Transportation
John Hyland 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 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838 |
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Convict Notes
1838: On arrival in NSW, John HYLAND, a Roman Catholic, was 16, single, and a labourer and boat boy. He could read but not write. His native place was Co Down. He had no previous convictions. He was described as 5'3¾", with a sallow and a little pockpitted complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838). ND: Granted a Ticket of Leave for the Clarence River district (see Cert of Freedom notation). 1844, 30 August: Granted a Certificate of Freedom No.44/1275 (see New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867; (NRS 12210) Butts of Certificates of Freedom 1844 August).
CRIME: Picking pockets OCCUPATION: Labourer and boat boy 1837, 17 August: John HYLAND/HIGHLAND was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, from Down (prisoner #703). He had been tried on 26 June 1837, convicted and sentenced to 7 years by Thomas Jones Esq for a felony (picking pockets, according to Convict Indents). He was described as 17 (born 1820), 5’3¼” tall with grey eyes, brown hair and a dark complexion. 1837, 19 August: Discharged from Kilmainham to be “embarked on board Neptune” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).