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Transportation
John (48) Kelly was transported on the Three Bees, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 6th May 1814 with 221 passengers.
SHIP NEWS.—On Wednesday arrived the Catherine transport, Capt. Simmonds, with 97 female prisoners from Ireland; which she received at Cork, and afterwards went to Falmouth for convoy, whence she sailed for this Colony the 8th of last December. Yesterday arrived the Three Bees transport, Capt. Wallace, with 209 male prisoners, also from Ireland, but last from England having sailed in the same convoy with the Catherine, under protection of the Niger and Tagus frigates; which captured, off the Cape de Verde, the Ceres French frigate, rated 36, but carrying 46 guns, after an action of 15 minutes in which the Tagus only was engaged. Sydney Gazette, 7 May 1814.
Three Bees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. NSW State Records - 1814 Muster, 1828 Census, 1822 and 1825 Musters, Indent of Three Bees,. Sydney Gazette 18 Oct 1831 |
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Convict Notes
There were three men named John Kelly, convict, on “Three Bees”. This is John Kelly,, age 48, tried Dublin City June 1813. given 7 years’ transportation. (of the other two, one was aged 70 and was a clerk aged 29) Indent of Three Bees - Personal particulars: Native of Longford, LABOURER, 7 year sentence, height 5ft 2&1/2 in, sallow complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. 1814 Muster - This John Kelly and the other Three Bees’ John Kelly, clerk aged 20, were both assigned and on stores as Government servants mustered at Windsor, one to Thomas Quin and one to Mr Martin, but cannot tell which one is which. (Robert Martin was a free settler on “Experiment”, a tailor, who arrived in 1804 with his family and got a land grant at Windsor, and later had land at Richmond). By process of elimination of the other two John Kellys: 1822 Muster John Kelly, BBB, F by S Labourer, 1825 Muster John Kelly, Three Bs, F S , Quarryman, Sydney 1828 Census John KELLY , Three BEES age 63, sentence: 7 years Catholic, Labourer, James Turnbull’s Portland Head. [This is the same John Kelly, age 63 in 1828 would have been aged 48, turning 49 in 1814] BORN - 1865 1831 - John Kelly still at Portland Head Per Sydney Gazette 18 oct 1831 - At a Quarter Sessions on 11 October 1831 several men were found guilty of stealing or receiving 12 sides of tanned leather, one piece of kip and pig skin the property of John Kelly of Portland Head. John Bryan and William Willows were guilty of stealing it and sentenced to be worked in irons for two years. Denis Flanagan was guilty of receiving it and given seven years’ transportation. William Jasper was acquitted.