Jeremiah Maher

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Jeremiah Maher
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1809
Occupation:	Groom
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing clothes
Convicted at:	Ireland, Cork
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Governor Ready
Departure date:	21st September, 1828
Arrival date:	17th January, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 196 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Indentures (hand written)
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 14th February, 2020 wrote:

The Indentures state that Jeremiah Maher was 20 years old. He could read and write; religion Catholic; status single and is a native of Cork City. He was a groom. He was convicted of stealing clothes on 31 March 1828 at Cork and sentenced to life. He had two prior convictions. Physical attributes: Height 5 feet 2 3/4 inches; complexion ruddy; hair dark brown to black and eyes dark brown. Transport number 74.
Assigned to Mr Harper, Hunter River.

Wendy Smith on 14th February, 2020 wrote:

Please ignore statement that he was sentenced to life. James Maher was sentenced to 7 years.

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 14th February, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) (prev. ), firstname: Jeremiah, surname: Maher, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1809, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime