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Transportation
John Ryan was transported on the Merope, departing 30th Nov 1831 and arriving 29th Dec 1832 with 6 passengers.
Embarked: 11 male prisoners Captain Pollock Tons: 311 The barque Merope departed Calcutta 1st June 1834 and sailed via Mauritius to Van Diemen's Land with eleven prisoners who had been convicted in Madras. The convicts were then transferred to the Currency Lass, Captain Taggart and taken to Sydney where they arrived on 11 October 1834.
Merope (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 for Edward Byrne Annotated Printed Indentures 1833 |
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Convict Notes
NEW SOUTH WALES. RETURN OF ALL CONVICTS ASSIGNED AND TRANSFERRED BETWEEN THE 1st AND 31st DAYS OF January, 1833, INCLUSIVELY. 149. RYAN JOHN, Merope, labourer, to Col. Wilson, Sydney. Sydney Gazette, 28 Feb 1833.
From Co Clare Ireland Single catholic who could not read and write. Was a labourer; horse-artilleryman. Convicted at Mhow India on 5/9/1831. 5' 7" dark ruddy complexion dark brown hair and dark hazel eyes