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Transportation
John Mccarthy was transported on the Admiral Gambier And Aeolus, departing 30th Jun 1808 and arriving 20th Dec 1808 with 280 passengers.
Admiral Gambier And Aeolus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 411 (205) |
| 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
Tasmanian Record; https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p28 List of 30 male and 13 female prisoners embarked for Port Dalrymple on the Lady Nelson 29 Jun 1812, and their ships of arrival, dates of trial, etc.: John McCarty arrived in NSW by ship Admiral Gambier, Master Harrison in 1809; tried at Middlesex G.D. 8 Apr 1807, 7 year sentence; Remarks – Notorious. Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 06 February 2020), April 1807, trial of JOHN M'CARTHY (t18070408-62). JOHN M'CARTHY, Theft > animal theft, 8th April 1807. 317. JOHN M'CARTHY was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 20th of March , one cock, value 2 s. and two hens, value 4 s. 6 d. the property of Thomas Miller . THOMAS MILLER . I live at No. 75, Old Gravel-lane . Q. Did you keep any cocks and hens. - A. Yes, I kept four hens and one cock. Q. Did you keep them in the yard. - A. They were taken from the roost, they roosted upon the coalshed door, they had just gone to roost. A little before six I went into a neighbour's house; about half an hour after that a woman called at the door of the house that I was in, Mr. Miller, make haste home, there are theives in the house robbing you. I instantly went home, I saw the house full of people and among them was the prisoner. He was charged with killing three fowls; when I saw him two hens and the cock were laying at his feet. Q. Did you know the poultry to be yours. - A Yes. MARY MILLER . Q. Are you the wife of the other witness. - A. Yes, we keep a coal-shed . I was standing in my shop, I heard the fowls flutter, I went into my yard, I saw the cock laying on the ground by the coal-shed door dead; I saw the prisoner walk down to the bottom of the yard, trying to get out, with a hen in each hand, they were dead, I saw them alive just before I saw the prisoner. I secured the prisoner myself; as he was getting out of the yard he tumbled over a board of the fence that was down, and I held him down. Q. What was the value of the cock and the hens. - A. They are valued at seven shillings and sixpence. Q. Did you know this cock and hen to be yours. - A. Yes, I bred them. Prisoner's Defence. I was very much intoxicated with liquor. I did not know what I did, I have lived fourteen years in the neighbourhood, I always got my living by hard work. GUILTY , aged 30. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.