Eugene Keany

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Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Forgery
Departure
Jan 1827
Arrival
May 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Eugene Keany
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Farmer
Aliases: Kenny

Crime

Crime: Forgery
Convicted at: Ireland, Kerry
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Jan 1827
Ship: Mariner
Arrival: 23rd May 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Eugene Keany was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.

The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.

MarinerMariner (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 21st August 2025

TRALEE ASSIZES.—CONVICTIONS. ... Eugene Kenny and John Sullivan, forging a bond, to defraud Peter McCarthy, and George Dwyer, Attorney. Kenny only guilty. Seven years transportation. ... Limerick Chronicle, 2 Aug 1826.

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 21st August 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Eugene Keany, alias Kenny, age on arrival, 28, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried Kerry, 1826, 7 years for Forgery. DOB, 1799, Native place, Kerry. Married, 3 children. Farmer. Religion, Catholic. Colonial sentences.