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Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Lanigan was transported on the Portland, departing 21st Feb 1833 and arriving 26th Jun 1833 with 199 passengers.
The 'Portland' ship was built at Bristol, England in 1822, 385 tons. The 'Portland' transported convicted from Britain to Australia in 1832 & 1833. The 1833 voyage came direct from Cork, Ireland therefore all of the passengers are not yet listed on this web site.
Portland (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Lanigan, age on arrival, 25, per Portland (2) 1833, Tried at Tipperary, 1832, Life, for Manslaughter. Previous Convictions: none recorded. DOB, 1808, native place, Tipperary Co. Single, Servant farm. Catholic. -------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Lanigan was put to the bar, charged with the murder of Edm, Fanning, on the 21 st last January, Joseph Lanigan, first cousin to the deceased, swore that the deceased, having been prepared by his clergy, and having declared his conviction that would soon die, informed him that it was the prisoner came up and without any provocation struck him a blow of stone which knocked him off his car (the deceased died on the thursday after he got the beatingĀ which was on the preceding ) Constable Whitly swore that a short time before he died on Thursday, the deceased charged prisoner with having been the person that gave him the blow of the stone, of which he was quite certain he would die ; Guilty of manslaughter. Clonmel Herald, 3 November 1832.