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John Slattery was transported on the Lord Dalhousie, departing 13th Apr 1852 and arriving 14th Aug 1852 with 298 passengers.
1852 - Voyage. 912 tons. Ferris from Cork. 322 male convicts. C.A. Anderson Esq, MD, Surgeon Superintendent.
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| Primary Source | https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-109$init=CON33-1-109p308 |
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FOOTNOTE: Thomas Cuffe was also transported to VDL, per the Blenheim, in 1851. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cuffe/thomas/147097. James Deegan left Ireland aboard the convict ship Hyderabad, in 1849, but died on 24 August that year, only days before the ship reached VDL. See his bio at https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/deegan/james/147095. --00--
DEATH OF JOHN SLATTERY: 15 January, 1882: John Slattery died in Hobart General Hospital of bronchitis. He was 60 years old, a labourer, born in Ireland (https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-9p400j2k). --0--
IN VDL: 14 August, 1852: On arrival, John Slattery -- convict #26383 -- was listed as 30 years old, single, a labourer, Roman Catholic, able to read and write a little; native place King's County. He had a previous conviction (18 months) concerning a gun (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-109$init=CON33-1-109p308). 22 November, 1853: John Slattery received a Ticket of Leave. His record shows he had been favourably recommended by the police on 4 August that year "for saving an old man from burning". 3 April, 1855: Granted a Conditional Pardon (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-109$init=CON33-1-109p308). --0--
Full name: JOHN SLATTERY Sex: M Age: 26 Trial place: King's County Trial date: 28/02/1848 Crime desc: Riot and assaulting habitation Sentence: Transportation 10 yrs Ship: LORD DALHOUSIE 00/04/1852 Document ref1: TR 7, p 93, and CRF 1852 S 15 (http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/). --0--
NEWSPAPER report of the trial: “James Deegan, John Renehan, John Slattery, Malachi Byrne, James Kenny, Thomas Cuffe, and Michael Cuolahan were indicted for having on the 17th instant, at Newtown, tumultuously and unlawfully being assembled did assault the habitation of Patrick Larkin; there was a second count, for injuring the dwelling-house, and third count for entering the habitation… The defence having closed, the Learned Judge addressed the jury, recapitulating the evidence, and commenting on it to some extent. The jury having retired for some time, handed in a verdict of guilty against the prisoners Deegan, Cuffe, Slattery and Renehan; and a verdict of not guilty for the others. His Lordship, in sentencing the four prisoners to transportation for 10 years, said they had been found guilty of one of the most atrocious crimes which could be committed even in the most disturbed state of the country. He pointed out to the prisoners how in almost all cases, as well as in their own, companion crime was generally instrumental in handing other guilty associates to punishment.” (Kings County Chronicle, March 1848, p1) —0—
TRIAL: 28 February, 1848: John Slattery was tried at King’s County, convicted and sentenced to 10 years’ transportation for riot and assaulting habitation (http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/). —0—