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Crime
Transportation
James Martin was transported on the Rolla, departing 4th Nov 1802 and arriving 12th May 1803 with 161 passengers.
On Thursday arrived the Ship Rolla, Captain John Cummings, from Ireland, with Prisoners of both sexes, viz. 119 Men and 37 Women: Seven of whom died on the passage; and the day after her arrival landed some of those who were weakly, at the General Hospital. She left Ireland the 4th of November, arrived at Rio de Janeiro on the 15th of January, sailed from thence the 6th of February, and in 95 days after came to an anchor in Port Jackson. During the latter part of the passage she experienced much bad weather; in the course of which, she sprung her main?mast and carried away her main?yard. She brings, for the use of Government, 234 pieces of Pork, 686 Casks of Flour, and 11 Tons of Sugar. Sydney Gazette, 15 May 1803.
Rolla (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Ian Jones on 8th October, 2022 wrote: Monaghan Assizes 22 July: “James Maguire and Thomas Mulian, indicted for a burglary and felony, and James Martin, as an accessory before the fact, ordered to be executed.” Must have been commuted to transportation for life as was common for this type of crime. Source: Freemans Journal Thursday, July 31, 1800, Page 3
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. James Martin, per Rolla (1803), Tried at Monaghan, 1800. Life.