Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Edward Mccracken was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.
Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.
Bencoolen (generic)References
| Primary Source | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi Ancestry Convict Indents. |
Claims
No one has claimed Edward Mccracken yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Edward Mccracken.
Convict Notes
Edward McCracken was listed as 23 years old on arrival. Crime not listed. Native Place: Tipperary. Occupation: Groom/saddler. Edward was 5'11½" tall, fair pale complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, blind of right. 15/11/1832: TOL Port Macquarie - stated that he was born in 1801. 25/6/1836 Sydney Gazette: Port Macquarie__Edward M'Cracken, holding a Ticket-of-leave, to be Constable from the 19th April, in the room of Partridge, resigned. 27/9/1836: Convict Death Register: Edward McCracken died at Port Macquarie, NSW. https://billiongraves.com/grave/Edward-McCracken/7346193 Edward was buried at Kooloonbung Creek Historic Cemetery, Port Macquarie - there is a plaque which states that edward was 40 years old when he died.