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Transportation
John Mcgaffigan was transported on the Neptune, departing 27th Aug 1837 and arriving 2nd Jan 1838 with 56 passengers.
NeptuneReferences
| Primary Source | Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 |
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Convict Notes
1838: On arrival in NSW, John McGAFFIGAN/McCAFFIGAN, a Roman Catholic, was 35, single, and an indoor servant. He could not read or write. His native place was Co Down. He had no previous convictions. He was described as 5'7½", with a dark sallow complexion, brown mixed with grey hair and grey to blue eyes (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842; Non-Annotated Printed Indentures 1838). Note: Differences in age given and how he is described compared with his Irish prison record. 1838, 18 October: John McGASKIN per Neptune 1838, assigned to Major Crummer at Newcastle, appeared before the Newcastle Bench. Described as “Prisoner under sentence of transportation for Life. Witness before the Bench in the case of Anna Munnaford (Mountford)” (see Newcastle Bench Books, AO NSW Reel 2722, at https://jenwilletts.com/). Note: Anna or Hannah Munnaford/Mountford aka Anna Mumford per Numa 1834 was also assigned to Major Crummer at Newcastle. She had been “charged with disorderly conduct after she followed Mrs Crummer about scolding her in a disrespectful manner”. She was sentenced to 14 days in the cells.
1837, 10 July: John McGAFFIGAN, 39, of Co Down, tried for burglary and sentenced to “transportation life”, Document ref1: TR 2, p 36 on the Ireland-Australia transportation database' (see http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/). 1837, 17 August: John McGAFFIGAN was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, from Down (prisoner #704). He had been tried for burglary (called housebreaking on Convict Indents) on 10 July 1837, convicted and a sentence of death recorded by the Lord Chief Baron [commuted to life, see above]. He was described as 39 (born 1798), 5’8¼” tall with grey eyes, brown hair and a fresh complexion. 1837, 26 August: Discharged from Kilmainham to be “embarked on board Neptune” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).
CRIME: Housebreaking (see Convict Indents)