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Transportation
John Leary was transported on the Fergusson, departing 16th Nov 1828 and arriving 26th Mar 1829 with 220 passengers.
Departed Dublin. 214 male prisoners - 2 deaths.
Fergusson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes




WEXFORD ASSIZES. The following convictions took place in the Crown Court : Sentenced to death.—John Leary, Margaret Kinsella, and Thos. Ivory, for murder. Patrick Crowe, James Kough, and James White, for committing several robberies. Seven Years' Transportation.—Patrick Neal, Judith Keating, and Thos. Pitt, pig stealing.— Geo. Pitt, burglary and robbery. Kilkenny Moderator, 22 March 1828.




Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John Leary, age on arrival, 23, per Fergusson, 1829, Tried 1828 at Wexford, Life, for Murder. DOB, 1806, native place, Wexford. Married, 1 child, Catholic, Trade, Ploughman shearer.