James Maloney

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Maureen Withey on 24th July 2025

Ireland National Archives. Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Doc Ref: FS 1832 6. Doc Date: 27/2/1832. List of convicts who have applied for their wives and families to be sent to New South Wales at the expense of Government. James Malowney, Tried Co. Tipperary. Ship, Eliza 1827. Wife, Anne Ryan, residing at Meeting Lane, Tipperary.

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Maureen Withey on 3rd April 2020

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. James Maloney, alias Malowney, age 32, per Eliza II (1) 1827, Tried at Tipperary, 1827, crime, Abduction, sentence Life, Whiteboy rebel, Native of Tipperary, trade – Servant farm, catholic, Married 1 child. DOB 1795. -------------------------------------------------- SATURDAY, MARCH 7. Timothy Ryan, Darby Ryan, and James Molony, jun. for burglariously entering the house of John Hayes, and for the abduction of his daughter Mary Hayes. Mary Hayes examined by Mr. Sergeant Blackburne—Witness is daughter of John Hayes; remembers the latter end of last January; was living in her father’s house at the time; she was in bed one night in the latter end of January, and was awakened by noise of men at the door; heard men calling for a sledge to break in the door; they broke in the door and window; this was late; knew the exact hour; her bed was in her father’s room; she left that and went to the loft; heard them beat her father when she was in the loft; the men were underneath the loft, and she bawled out to them not to kill her father; then three or four came up and took her down by force; they took her out of the house; they took her backwards through the fields; the men who took her out were after her and before her, and every place; was not dressed at that time; had a petticoat and a cloak but neither shoes nor stockings ; went about five miles with these men; ’twas night all the time, and a very dark night too ; there was a candle lighted on the dresser ; it was lit by her mother before they entered; about twelve went the five miles with her ; it happened that when they came the road, she saw her first cousin, and bawled to him ; she had been taken the before; her cousin’s name was Pat Elligate; he was going for turf at the time; there were’five with her at the time; three that were taken and two that got away ; had known three of them before ; heard the party say, they wanted her married ; did not say it more than once ; they told her she need’nt be sorry, that she had a clever fellow; did not mention who the clever fellow” was; had known the three as long as she knew any person ; on telling her cousin that she had been taken away, he desired her to come on home with himself; she went to her father-in-law’s house ; did not see any party with arms; she did not observe them with them if they had them; (Witness here identified Thady Ryan, Darby Ryan, and James Molony the younger); these three prisoners she knew before, and who were with her when she met Patrick Elligate. In answer to Thady Ryan, she said, he lived in her father’s service for about three years and a half; ….. Tipperary Free Press, 11 April 1827. Castlereagh. SPRING ASSIZES, 1827, RULE OF COURT. Under sentence of Death.——Timothy and Darby Ryan, and James Molony, be executed the 5th of May. Tipperary Free Press 14 April 1827. --------------------------------------------------- Timothy Ryan and Darby Ryan were also transported on the same ship.