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Michael Lynch was transported on the Lonach, departing 16th May 1825 and arriving 4th Sep 1825 with 144 passengers.
On Sunday last arrived from Ireland, with 143 male prisoners, the ship Lonnorch, Captain W. H. Driscoll. She sailed from Cork the 16th of May, and lost one prisoner on the passage. The guard consists of Lieutenant Donelan, 57th Regt, with a detachment of the same corps. Dr. Osborne, R. N. is the Surgeon Superintendent. Passengers, Mr. Drew and Mr. Stubbs. Sydney Gazette, Thurs 8 Sep 1825.
Lonach (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. 1828 Census Index. Convict Death Register. Dublin Morning Register, 3 Nov 1824: |
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Dublin Morning Register, 3 Nov 1824: “Commission Court, November 2 1824. “Michael Lynch, John Ford, and Patrick Leonard, were indicted for highway robbery at the Phoenix Park, on the 30th of September last. Mr. Denis Monk and his wife detailed the circumstances of the robbery, and identified Leonard and Lynch as two of the party. Lynch and Leonard were found guilty, but Ford was acquitted.” Patrick Leonard was transported on the “Lonarch” with Michael Lynch. Freemans Journal (Ireland) Saturday 6 November 1824, p.3 “The Commission; Thursday, October 4 “SENTENCE OF DEATH was recorded against the following prisoners: Michael Lynch and Patrick Leonard for a highway robbery at Castlenock, and taking several articles of wearing apparel, the property of Dennis Monks.” John Ford, the third man involved with them in the crime, but acquitted, was eventually convicted of another crime and was transported in 1825 on the Henry Porcher. Later newspaper articles revealed that Ford had been an informer against Michael Lynch and Patrick Leonard, and he was also an informer on two subsequent occasions Dublin Morning Register, 12 Jan 1825. “HISTORY OF FORD THE ROBBER, PLOT MAKER, AND SHEEP-STEALER. The annals of the Police-Office ... with the following information of the life and exploits of John Ford, who had been tried and convicted for sheep-stealing, at the present Commission. “ In September last, he formed a gang for the purpose of committing a highway robbery in the Phoenix park, and effected it, on Mr. Monks and his family, when on their way to Lucan. “He went the police-office on Usher- quay, the following morning, for the purpose of giving information against his accomplices. The Peace Officers of that office apprehended him and sent for Mr. Monks, who identified him one of the robbers; he was tried and acquitted for want of sufficient evidence.” The newspaper article goes on to cite another occasion on which John Ford gave information to the police office about a number of other persons for the purpose of receiving a reward though he was in fact the organiser of the crime. See John Ford entry on ship Henry Porcher.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Michael Lynch, age on arrival, 28, per Lonach (1825), Tried at Cork Co, 1824, Life. For Highway robbery. DOB 1797, native of Meath Co. Herdsman. Died 1837, Bathurst. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. Michael Lynch, age 30, G.S. Lonach, 1825, Life, catholic, Labourer to Geo. Wyndham, Dalwood, Luskintyre district. ---------------------------------------------------- Convict Death Register. Michael Lynch, per Lonach, 6/6/1837, Age 40, District, Bathurst Hospital.