Christopher Langan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Christopher Langan
Aliases:	James Hackett
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1814
Occupation:	Miller
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Sacrilege
Convicted at:	Dublin City
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	21st May, 1836
Arrival date:	6th September, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales [Port Phillip]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 218 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures.
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 17th September, 2020 wrote:

The convict indentures state that Christopher Langan alias James Hackett was 22 years old. He could read and write; religion Roman Catholic; status single and a native of County Kilkenny. His occupation was a flour miller. Christopher alias James was convicted of sacrilege at Dublin City on 2 January 1836 and sentenced to life. He had one prior conviction and served 6 months. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 6 1/2 inches; complexion ruddy and freckled; hair brown and eyes grey. Transport number 45. Prisoner number 36-1850.
Received ticket of leave in 1845 (number 45/1477).

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 17th September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Annotated Printed Indentures. (prev. ), firstname: Christopher, surname: Langan, alias1: James Hackett, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1814, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occu