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Summary

Born
Jan 1804
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Apr 1819
Arrival
Aug 1819
Death
Oct 1846
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Personal Information

Name: Edward Magennis
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1804
Death: 13th Oct 1846
Age at death: 42
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Mcginnis, Mcguiness

Crime

Crime: Stealing clothes
Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Apr 1819
Ship: Bencoolen
Arrival: 25th Aug 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Edward Magennis was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.

Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.

BencoolenBencoolen (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi

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Convict Notes

Robyn Everist avatar
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on 26th May 2026

13 Oct 1846 - executed at Norfolk Island for his part in the cookpot riot and accessory to murder of John Morris https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/SC32-1-19/SC32-1-19P22

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 24th August 2022

NSW Convict Index. Edward Magennis, Bencoolen 1819, Certificate of Freedom, 27 Jul 1841. No 41/1022.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 24th August 2022

Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, Sydney, 10th March, 1842. CERTIFICATES of Freedom have been prepared in favor of the undermentioned persons Magennis Edward, Bencoolen. NSW Govt Gazette, 15 Mar 1842.

D Wong avatar
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on 8th October 2016

Edward's occupation was a 'Music playhouse assistant'.

D Wong avatar
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on 4th October 2016

Edward Magennis was 15 years old on arrival and was transported for 'Stealing wearing apparel'. 27/7/1841: COF