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William Keegan was transported on the Morley, departing 3rd Nov 1827 and arriving 3rd Mar 1828 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
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LAST DAY OF DUBLIN COMMISSION. … their Lordships proceeded to pass sentence on the several convictions during the Commission, and among others the following : … William Keegan, Bridget Kelly, and John Johnson, for attempting utter forged Bank of Ireland note. Transportation for seven years. Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 2 May 1827.
The following is the Calendar of prisoners for trial, viz. COUNTY. … Wm. Keegan and Bridget Johnson, uttering base coin. ... Saunders’s News-Letter, 21 April 1827. Three persons named Richard Kelly, William Keegan, and Bridget Johnston, were brought before the magistrates of this office yesterday, on a charge of uttering base coin, in the house Mr. Nathaniel Beatty, of Kilmainham, appeared that the prisoners came into the house Mr. Beatty, on the preceding day, and called for a noggin spirits, after drinking which Kelly came out to the bar, and gave a good half crown in payment. Having received the change, Keegan came out of the tap-room, and insisted upon paying for the spirits, had called for it, and Kelly having yielded, laid down two shillings and some copper, and demanded his half-crown back. Mrs. Beatty instantly perceiving that these were not the shillings she had given him, mentioned the circumstance, which Kelly attempted snatch them but was prevented by Mr. Beatty, who got possession of one them, and afterwards took the two friends into custody. The woman, seeing the fate of her accomplices, ran off, but was shortly afterwards apprehended by Mr. Beatty, and Mr. Parker, who happened to be present. This woman being seized, Mrs. Realty directed their attention to a hole in the wall of a cabin, where she had observed the prisoner Johnston stoop, and deposit something and on searching it, a parcel was found, containing 2 base shillings of 1819, and a forged one pound note, No. 4.4,456, and dated December 1825. The prisoners were fully committed for trial at the next commission. Saunders’s News-Letter, 6 April 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. William Keegan, alias Keagan, age on arrival, 54, per Morley (5)(1828). tried 1827 at Dublin, 14 years, for forged notes. DOB 1774, native place, Wicklow. Married, 6 children. Catholic. Farmer dealer stockman.