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Patrick Maguire was transported on the Hercules, departing 3rd Jul 1830 and arriving 1st Nov 1830 with 205 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
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| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Maguire, age on arrival, 21, per Hercules II (2) (1830), Tried at Down, 1830, 7 years, Crime, Picking pockets. DOB 1809. Native place, Longford Co. Married. Catholic. Reaper labourer. --------------------------------------------------- Return of Prisoners discharged Free since last Publication. From Bathurst Gaol, Patrick McGuire, for Cattle stealing, sentence: 18 months. Tried at Mudgee. Native of Ireland, labourer, DOB, 1810, 5 ft 6 in; sallow comp, dark brown hair, grey eyes, per Hercules, 3rd, 1830. NSW Police Gazette, 12 Feb 1868. -------------------------------------------------- MUDGEE. THURSDAY, 6 p.m. The Quarter Sessions concluded to-day. The following cases were tried:- Patrick Macguire, for cattle stealing, eighteen months. Sydney Morning Herald, 9 Nov 1866.