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James Karney was transported on the Clorinda, departing 23rd Feb 1835 and arriving 12th May 1835 with 9 passengers.
Barque CLORINDA 184 tons, Capt. Mitchell, arrived VDL on Monday 20 April, 1835 from Mauritius Feb. 23, with a cargo of sugar, coffee, salt, etc. Then arrived Sydney 12/5/1835 with nine prisoners of the Crown. All boarded at Ceylon.
Clorinda (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convicts to NSW by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au/; AND New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 |
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Convict Notes
1835, 21 April: James KARNEY per Clorinda was admitted to HM’s Gaol, Hobart Town, “while Clorinda remains in port”. On 25 April 1835, he was discharged and re-embarked on the Clorinda for the final leg of her voyage to Sydney from Ceylon (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register, HM Gaol Record Book - Alphabetical Register of Prisoners Admitted). 1835, 12 May: James KARNEY was 30 years old and single on arrival in NSW. His native place was County Meath. He was also described as a "lunatic" (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849). 1835, 12 May: James KARNEY per Clorinda was admitted to the Phoenix Hulk and held there until 14 May when he was sent to Hyde Park Barracks (see NSW Convict Records 1810-91; Phoenix Hulk Entrance Records 1833-1837).
OCCUPATION: Soldier and porter (see http://members.pcug.org.au/). 1832, March: James KARNEY was convicted in the Colombo Supreme Court, Ceylon, on a charge of stabbing and wounding (see New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).