Michael Leary

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 8 years

Crime:	Wounding with intent
Convicted at:	Gloucester Assizes
Sentence term:	8 years
Ship:	York
Departure date:	7th October, 1862
Arrival date:	31st December, 1862
Place of arrival	Western Australia
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 300 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 461 (232)
Source description:	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.

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D Wong on 26th June, 2018 wrote:

Michael Leary was listed as 30 years old on arrival in WA.

Michael was single, 5’3½” tall, brown hair, dark grey eyes, fresh complexion, middling stout, Anchor in red ink right arm, do.in blue ink left arm.

28/3/1864: TOL
20/4/1867: CP
10/1/1870: COF

Comments: Wood cutter, labourer, self-employed, 1864; boatman.
To Singapore, 12/2/1873.

D Wong on 26th June, 2018 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1832 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime