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Transportation
John Kearney was transported on the Tellicherry, departing 31st Aug 1805 and arriving 15th Feb 1806 with 161 passengers.
The 'Tellicherry' - built in 1796 at Thames, England for the East India Company. 467 tons. One sailing to Australia - Ireland to New South Wales in 1805, arriving 1806. 125 (or 130) male and 35 female prisoners, 2 children - 6 deaths. Many on the men on board were political prisoners. Departed from Cork, Ireland. (The register of these persons is NOT yet complete on this website - a work in progress.) In 1807 the Tellicherry was shipwrecked off the coast of the Philippines. The men were rescued and made their way to Manilla.
Tellicherry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. 1828 NSW census |
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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Kearney, alias Carney, age 37, Irish Emmet rebel, Tellicherry (1806), tried at Dublin , 1803, Life, DOB, 1769, Landholder. Remarks - colonial sentence, employed by Mr Cureton Kissing Point. ------------------------------------------------------ Colonial Secretary Index. KEARNEY, John. Per "Tellicherry", 1806 1805 Aug 17 On list of convicts embarked on board the "Tellicherry" (Reel 6028; 2/8283 p.36) --------------------------------------------------- 1828 NSW census John Carney, age 70, C.P. per Tellicherry, Life, protestant, employed as gardener in residence of Thos. Bray, Concord District.