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James Quinn

Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Apr 1819
Arrival
Aug 1819
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Quinn
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Quin

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Apr 1819
Ship: Bencoolen
Arrival: 25th Aug 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Quinn was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.

Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.

BencoolenBencoolen (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
Level 347
on 21st August 2022

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Quinn, alias Quin, age on arrival, 20, Bencoolen, 1819. Tried 1818 at Dublin City, 7 years, DOB 1799, Native place, Dublin. Trade, Stable boy. ----------------------------------------------------- NOTE. PETER MAYBERRY'S DATABASE LISTS HIM AS THOMAS QUINN, BUT ALL THE TASMANIAN RECORDS GIVE HIS NAME AS JAMES. ------------------------------------------------- On Monday last sailed for Hobart Town, the ship, Admiral Cockburn, Captain Briggs. She conveys to that settlement 130 male prisoners, which were transhipped from the Bencoolen, under guard of a party of the 48th, commanded by Lieutenant O'Brien. Sydney Gazette, 11 Sept 1819. -------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P230 List of 123 male convicts arrived per Bencoolen in August 1819, and transhipped per Admiral Cockburn for service in Van Diemens Land. Descriptions from Muster Roll on 30 Aug 1819. James Quinn, (1825/434 - Cert Free No., added later) tried at City Dublin, Dec 1818, 7 years, age 20, Native place, Dublin, Stable boy. 5 ft 5, hazel eyes, dark brown hair and scald head, sallow comp, well behaved. --------------------------------------------------- https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-34P216 Conduct Record. No 5. James Quinn. Bencoolen & A. Cockburn, Tried Dec 1817, 7 years. See record for details. He was transferred to Macquarie Harbour to serve the remainder of his sentence, for having stolen sheep in his possession in 1823.