John Mahon

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Mahon
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1802
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	12th March, 1820
Age:	18 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Minerva
Departure date:	22nd December, 1817
Arrival date:	6th July, 1818
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 52 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi
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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 12th August, 2016 wrote:

John MAHON was convicted for a Felony - bank notes, 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Minerva’ 1817.

Clear Conduct record in Colony.

Died 12 March 1820 at Hobart, Tasmania. Aged 18yrs. Buried in St. David’s cemetery, Hobart. Clergy - Rev’d R. Knopwood.

D Wong on 19th May, 2018 wrote:

Occupation: Jeweller

16 years old on arrival in VDL.

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 12th August, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives - convicts (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Mahon, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1802, date of death: 12th March, 1820, gender: m, occupation, crime

D Wong on 19th May, 2018 made the following changes:

convicted at, source: Tasmanian Archives - convicts http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi (prev. Tasmanian Archives - convicts)