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Transportation
John Garratty was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 244. UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1854-1856. |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
IN WA: From his Fremantle jail record: GARRATTY, John; #4637, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1828 Date of Death: 18 Oct 1880 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Collier, labourer Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: Stafford, Stafford, England Crime: Wounding to prevent apprehension Sentence Period: Life Ticket of Leave Date: 21 Nov 1860 Conditional Pardon Date: 30 Apr 1866 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/). --00--
7 May, 1857: He was sent to Chatham, prisoner #1016, to await transportation. On the record of “male transports” from Chatham per Nile to WA he was listed as 27, single, a labourer, and able to read only (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Convicts Transported Per Nile (R32)). --00--
25 June, 1856: He was received at Pentonville; listed as prisoner #6766, 27, single, Roman Catholic, labourer, and next of kin Bridget Mallaney of Great Bridge, near Walsall. His crime was described as "wounding 2 police officers in the execution of their duty". He served 10 months 12 days in separate confinement (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Pentonville Prison; Register of Prisoners; 1854-1856). --0--
OTHER JAILS: 22 May, 1856: Listed as prisoner #2689, he was admitted to Millbank gaol at Westminster in London. By the 1850s, Millbank and Pentonville were places for all male convicts to serve “their probationary term [of 9 months], after which they would be transported or sent to a public works prison” (https://www.prisonhistory.org). He served 1 month 3 days in separate confinement. Details of his appearance, etc, are as those given below for Pentonville jail (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners to 1885). --0--
TRIAL: 12 March, 1856: John Garraghty, a labourer, was sentenced at the Stafford Assizes to transportation for life for "wounding with intent to prevent the lawful detainer of a person" (UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners to 1885). Prior to and for just over 2 months following his trial, he was held at the Stafford County Gaol and House of Correction, also known as Stafford County Gaol, Stafford Prison and HMP Stafford. There, he spent 5 months 10 days in separate confinement. --0--