John Klynes

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Summary

Born
Jan 1796
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
Feb 1828
Arrival
Jul 1828
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Klynes
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1796
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Aliases: Keynes, Muleleen

Crime

Crime: Horse theft
Convicted at: Castlebar,Co. Mayo, Ireland
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 11th Feb 1828
Ship: Borodino
Arrival: 12th Jul 1828
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Klynes was transported on the Borodino, departing 11th Feb 1828 and arriving 12th Jul 1828 with 206 passengers.

Tons: 615, built at Thames, England 1810.

BorodinoBorodino (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 30th July 2024

A reprieve has been received for John Keynes alias Muleleen, John Fallon, and Thomas Doolan, three of the four men on whom sentence of death was recorded at the last Assizes of Castlebar, Limerick Chronicle, 14 April 1827.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 9th May 2024

Source: Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Petition. No PPC 3090 Date of document, 20/4/1827. Petitioner, John Klyne, convict, tried Castlebar Co. Mayo, for horse stealing, Sentence, Death, commuted to transportation for life. Convict has a wife and family and resides at Ballinacleigh. Included is a letter from Thomas B Vandeleur, the judge who tried the convict requesting a mitigation of sentence to transportation for life.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 9th May 2024

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry John Klynes, age on arrival, 32, per Borodino, 1828, tried 1827 at Castlebar Mayo Co, Life, for Stealing horse. DOB, 1796, native place, Mayo Co. Catholic. Married, 2 children. Ploughman herdsman.