Henry Lappin

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Summary

Born
Jan 1811
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Nov 1831
Arrival
Apr 1832
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Henry Lappin
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1811
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Jockey

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Tyrone
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th Nov 1831
Arrival: 2nd Apr 1832
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Henry Lappin was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 5th Nov 1831 and arriving 2nd Apr 1832 with 103 passengers.

The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.

Captain CookCaptain Cook (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 28th February 2025

Henry Lappin, for assaulting Owen Con, and robbing him of £1. 13s, 6d. 20th April Owen Con, had been in Dungannon on last 20th August getting his pension; on returning home, the prisoner, whom he identifies, caught hold of him, without the least provocation,  knocked him down and took from his person £1, 13s. 6d. ; when prisoner was taken he had the same clothes upon as when  he committed the robbery.—Guilty.—Sentence of death recorded.  Enniskillen Chronicle, 11 Aug 1831.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 28th February 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Henry Lappin, age on arrival, 21, per Captain Cook (1) 1832, Tried at Tyrone, 1831, Life for Robbery highway. DOB, 1811, native place, Tyrone. Single, Catholic, Jockey horse groom.