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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Attempted murder
Departure
Aug 1799
Arrival
Feb 1800
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: James Kelly
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Attempted murder
Convicted at: Ireland
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Aug 1799
Ship: Friendship
Arrival: 16th Feb 1800
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Kelly was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.

This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.

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References

Primary Sourcehttp://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au https://www.virtualtreasury.ie/item/NLA-MS-144

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Convict Notes

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on 6th October 2023

According to the National Archives of Ireland, James Kelly, who was on the Friendship was arrested and transported for MURDER, not as a political prisoner. James Kelly was arrested and transported for MURDER. He had a LIFE sentence. Michael Kelly was arrested and transported, his crime was a political prisoner, being associated with the United Irishmen. He was given a life sentence. For the image which contains this information, the references is posted as a source, the Virtual Treasury, which is part of the National Archives of Ireland.