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John Mogford was transported on the Andromeda, departing 16th Oct 1826 and arriving 23rd Feb 1827 with 147 passengers.
Also, same day, from Cork, whence she sailed May 25th, the ship Andromeda, 401 tons, Benjamin Gales master, with 173 female prisoners; Henry Kelsawl, Esq., Surgeon-superintendant. Passengers — Fourteen free females, viz. Mary Manning, Martha Morron, Margaret Mahon, Margaret Sheedy, Mary Ann Nixon alias Welsh, Catherine Kiernan, Mary Cassock, Catherine Stanton, Johanna Neville, Mary Lyons alias Hynes, Maria Moran, Catherine O'Donnel, Margaret Kennedy, and Mary Sullivan, and twenty-six children; also twenty-three children belonging to the prisoners. Sydney Monitor, 20 Sept 1834.
Andromeda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 104 |
| 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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Timeline(View details)Add a Fact 1781 Birth Wellington, Somerset, England 1 source citation Hide source citations 1841 England Census Add Media 1826 10 OctAge: 45 Departure Caught cattle rustling, sentenced to death Mar 1826. Oct 1826 sent on convict ship to Australia instead3 source citations Hide source citations Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Inditement file of convicts Inditement file of convicts Add Media 1826 LentAge: 45 Residence Somerset, England 1 source citation Hide source citations England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 Add Media 1826 Age: 45 Residence Van Dieman's Land, Tasmania Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by most Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to land on the shores of Tasmania. Landing at Blackman's Bay and later having the Dutch 1 source citation Hide source citations Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships, 1791-1868 Add Media 1826 Age: 45 Departure Somerset, England Inditement fileAdd Media 1827 Age: 46 Arrival Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1827 Age: 46 Arrival Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1832 Age: 51 Residence Working for John Kerr Engr, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1833 Age: 52 Residence Working for John Kerr Engr, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1835 Age: 54 Residence Ticket of Leave, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1840 Age: 59 Arrival Tasmania Pardoned after 12 years1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859 Add Media 1840 Age: 59 Residence Working for Mr Humphreys, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1840 Age: 59 Residence Conditional discharge on roll, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849 Add Media 1840 Age: 59 Arrival Record of pardon Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia, Convict Pardons and Tickets of Leave, 1834-1859 Add Media 1853 Age: 72 Marriage Clarence, Tasmania 1 source citation Hide source citations Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Add Media Died 1862