Owen Mccarthy

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Owen Mccarthy
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1807
Occupation:	Ag lab
Date of Death:	1887
Age:	80 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Indecent behaviour
Convicted at:	Cork County
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	7th August, 1841
Arrival date:	2nd January, 1842
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 11 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Convict Record No. 3476P
Source description:

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Community Contributions

Barbara Johnstone on 26th January, 2016 wrote:

His wife Catherine and daughter Julia eventually came to Tasmania

Barbara Johnstone on 27th January, 2016 wrote:

Conditional Pardon dated 21 September 1847.
Owen died 1887 in Westbury Tasmania

Barbara Johnstone on 26th December, 2016 wrote:

Owen was married to Catherine in Ireland and had a daughter Julia. Catherine and Julia came out to Tasmania when Owen his Conditional Pardon. There were 2 children born after Catherine’s arrival but neither survived. Catherine died in 1886 and Owen in 1877. They both lived in Westbury Tasmania.

Helen Maskell-Knight on 9th February, 2018 wrote:

Owen and Catherine (nee Casey) had two children after she and their daughter Julia joined him in Tasmania. These children were born in Westbury: Jeremiah (born 30 April 1855, died 5 Jan 1921) and Catherine (born and died in 1857).

Convict Changes History

Barbara Johnstone on 26th January, 2016 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: Convict Record (prev. ), firstname: Owen, surname: Mccarthy, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1807, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Barbara Johnstone on 27th January, 2016 made the following changes:

source: Convict Record No. 3476P (prev. Convict Record)

Barbara Johnstone on 27th January, 2016 made the following changes:

date of death: 1887 (prev. 0000)

Barbara Johnstone on 26th December, 2016 made the following changes:

term: 99 years