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Peter Maclaughlin was transported on the Sea Flower, departing 20th Feb 1820 and arriving 30th Apr 1820 with 10 passengers.
Departed Calcutta 20/02/1820 –with 10 prisoners of the Crown, mostly soldiers. It went to Hobart first but did not land any convicts. Arrived Sydney 30/04/1820. Can be seen on Free Settler or Felon: https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_seaflower.htm
Sea Flower (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Peter McLaughlan, alias McLaughlin, age on arrival, 27, per Sea Flower (1820) Tried 1819 at Fort William Bengal, India, 14 years. DOB 1793, Native place, Kildare, Soldier.
Convicts Index, 1791-1873. Peter McLaughlan, Seaflower, 1820, Certificate of Freedom, 24 July 1833, 33/0775. TL 27/522.
Colonial Secretary Papers: MCLAUGHLIN, Peter. Per "Seaflower", 1820 1820 May 2 Convict arrived from India per "Sea Flower" (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.14) 1825: Ticket of leave holder. Employed on the Banks of the Hunter River. 1828 Census: Sawyer aged 38. Ticket of Leave holder employed by Catherine Carroll.
MCLAUGHLIN, Peter. Per "Seaflower", 1820 1820 May 2 - Convict arrived from India per "Sea Flower" (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.14) Peter MacLaughlin was convicted in 1819 at a Court Martial at Fort William, Bengal, India, and was sentenced to 14 years. He was aged 27, a native of Kildare and was a soldier. Peter MacLaughlin was one of ten Crown convicts sent from India on the "Sea Flower." The other convicts sent on "Sea Flower" included: William Farrel, 23, native of Wexford; John Head, 24, native of Tipperary; Michael Kain, 25, native of Tipperary; John Wheland, 25, native of Waterford. They were all soldiers, convicted at Courts martial. Also sent as convicts, were Wilson Johnson Apleyard, John Perry Bowers, Patrick Burnett, William Yates, and William Muston. The Sea Flower left Calcutta on 20th February 1820 with merchandise and the ten prisoners. Certificate of Freedom obtained during the last week Sea Flower, Peter McLaughlen – Sydney Gazette, 15 Aug 1833