John Lynch

Summary

** community contributed record **
Born
Jan 1813
Conviction Obtaining by false pretences
Departure Jul 1832
Arrival
Oct 1832
Death
Apr 1842
Personal Information
Name: John Lynch
Aliases: John Dunleavy
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1813
Death: 22nd Apr 1842
Age: 29 years
Occupation: Ploughman/shearer
Crime
Convicted at: Ireland, Cavan
Sentence term: 99
Voyage
Departed: 1st Jul 1832
Arrival: 16th Oct 1832
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Departed: 1st Jul, 1832
Arrived: 16th Oct, 1832
Passengers: 202

Dunvegan Castle

References

Primary Sourcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(serial_killer)#cite_note-barton-7

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Convict Notes

Contributed by Lavinia on 2nd March 2014

John murdered at least five people in the Berrima district. He was executed by hanging at Berrima Gaol on 22 April 1842.

Contributed by D Wong on 3rd March 2014

John was convicted as John Lynch in Cavan, Ireland - He used "Dunleavy" as his alias. John was single and his native place was County Cavan.

Contributed by D Wong on 3rd March 2014

Two John Lynch's on this voyage. The other John Lynch died 1834 at liverpool hospital.

Contributed by John McKay on 8th March 2014

Travelled on same vessel as his father Owen. Owen died 26 Feb 1834 in Sydney Hospital,a ged 60? Owen had at least another son in Australia, Patrick who had arrived about a year earlier Other Lynch's on this vessel include: - Thomas, age 15, convicted at Dublin 28 Dec 1831 (ref Indents) pick pocket; Bryan, convicted Co Meath 3 Mar 1832 shooting (ref indents); John, aged 40 convicted Cavan 2 Mar 1832 Murder (died 1 June 1834 Liverpool).

Contributed by Peter Hinds on 26th January 2022

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(serial_killer)#cite_note-barton-7 for a full history of Lynch

Contributed by Peter Hinds on 26th January 2022

Upon their arrival John Lynch, recorded as a ploughman, was assigned to James Atkinson at 'Oldbury Farm' in the Bong Bong district near Berrima.

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
Peter Hinds
27th Mar 2023source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(serial_killer)#cite_note-barton-7 (prev. Colonial Times Tuesday 24 May 1842 page 4)
D Wong
27th Mar 2023convicted at, surname: Lynch (prev. Dunleavy), alias1: John Dunleavy (prev. John Lynch), date of birth: 1813 (prev. 0000), occupation
Lavinia
3rd Mar 2014convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Colonial Times Tuesday 24 May 1842 page 4 (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Dunleavy, alias1: John Lynch, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 0000, date of death: 22nd April, 1842, gender: m, occupa