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Moses Mcconnell was transported on the City Of Palaces, departing 20th Jun 1857 and arriving 8th Aug 1857 with 4 passengers.
City of Palaces, barque, 553 tons, built 1854, registered Liverpool, was wrecked on a reef in 1862 in the Sulu Sea, on a voyage from Manila to Sydney. Sailed from Singapore, arrived WA 8 Aug 1857 (Capt Jones). Cargo: cigars, sugar, dates, matting, twine, gunny bags, curry powder and 4 military prisoners.
City Of Palaces (generic)References
| Primary Source | Re ship: see https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/C-Ships/cityofpalaces1854.html --00-- Re voyage from Singapore to Swan River, WA: see Lloyd's List, Saturday 15 August 1857, p4; and Inquirer & Commercial News, 12 Aug, p2 at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66005908. --00-- Re convict details: see Western Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 4375-4534, 1017, 6383-6458 (R24-R25). |
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JAIL TERM REMITTED: 1862, 9 March: Moses McConnell, 26, expiree, literate, Church of England, “out after hours on night of 28th instant, stealing from premises, 6 months; discharged 27 March 1862 – “His Excellency has been pleased herewith to remit the sentence passed by the Resident Magistrate at Bunbury” (estern Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for Moses McConnell; Convict Establishment, Miscellaneous; Local Prisoners Register and List of Colonial Lunaticsm, 1858 - 1868 (V16). --00--
FREMANTLE JAIL RECORD: MCCONNELL, Moses; inmate #4504, arrived 8 Aug 1857 per City of Palaces Date of Birth: 1836 Date of Death: 9 Sep 1875 Place of Death: Mount Eliza, Depot Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Boiler maker Sentence Date: 1856 Sentence Place: Poonah Crime: Throwing his cap at sergeant [correction: Lt Colonel] Sentence Period: 14 years [commuted to 5 years] Ticket Leave Date: 17 Feb 1859 Comments: Stowed away on mail steamer for Point de Galle, 1864 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/research/convict-database/) --00--
CHARACTER BOOK: 4505 Moses McConnell received 8 August, 1857, from Bombay Prison, age 23, boiler maker, single, literate; offence – throwing his cap at Lt Col Liddell; sentenced to 14 years on 22 Nov 1856, Poonah; Protestant; behaviour Bombay “very good”. Remarks: “Sentence commuted to 5 years’ penal servitude” [no date given on this notation] (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; Character Book, 1850 - 1857 (R17)). --00--
WA CONVICT DEPT REGISTER: He is incorrectly named in this document as Thomas Connell. 4504 Connell, Thomas, 22 (when convicted), received 4 August 1857, from ship “City of Palaces”; single, literate, boilermaker, character received with prisoner “tolerable”, convicted 22 Nov, 1856, Poonah, throwing his capt at Lt Col Liddle, sentence 14 years; reconviction 25 July, 1860, at Swan for disobedience, 1 month jail (no mention of remittance to 7 years) (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for John McCartney; Convict Department; Registers (128/38 - 39)). --00--
Birth: 1836 Death: 9 September, 1875, at Mount Eliza Invalid Depot, Perth, Western Australia; softening of the brain. Burial: 10 September, 1875, at East Perth Cemetery, East Perth, Western Australia Convicted: Throwing his cap at a lieutenant colonel (Court Martial) and sentenced to 14 years on 22 November, 1856, at Poonah, India Family Status: Unmarried Occupation: Soldier; boilermaker Convict No.: 4504 Transported: To WA on the City of Palaces arriving at Fremantle, Western Australia, on 8 August 1857. He had been collected from Bombay prison. Ticket of Leave: Granted on 17 December, 1859, at Western Australia Expired: His sentence expired in March 1862 (https://waconvicts.fhwa.org.au/g0/p181.htm#i4504) --0--