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Transportation
Austin Mcginty 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
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Convict Notes
The Court then proceeded to rule the Cases of the prisoners previously convicted of capital offences. Baron George, in a very solemn manner, pronounced the awful sentence of death upon ... Austin M'Ginty, for fraud upon Greenwich Hospital. ... No hopes of mercy were held out to those unfortunate men. Saunders News-Letter, 11 Nov 1818.
GOVERNMENT NOTICE, No, 245, Colonial Secretary's Office, Sept. 25. 1832. The period for which the undermentioned person was transported expiring at the date placed after his name, a certificate of his freedom may be obtained then, or at any subsequent period upon application to this office, or to that of a police magistrate in the interior : Austin McGinty, 122, Bencoolen- October next. By command of His Excellency, The Lieutenant Governor, J. BURNETT. Hobart Town Courier, 5 Oct 1832.
NSW Convict Index. Mary Connor, per Elizabeth 1828, Certificate of Freedom, 26 May 1834. No 34/0629. Remarks: (died 3 July 1841); wife of Austin McGinty, per Bencoolen, 1819, fbs (as stated on her CF).
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Bencoolen - 1819 Convict Indent Name; Austin McGinty Age; 28 Native Place; Mayo Trade or calling; Tailor & ... Trial where & Date; City of Dublin Sentence; 14 years Height; 5 ft. 4 in Eyes; Hazel Hair; Brown Completion: Fair Pale C. P. 158.
Austin McGinty was 28 years old on arrival and was transported for 'Uttering forged bile (forged bill??) on Greenwich Hospital. 25/8/1819: Arrived VDL per 'Admiral Cockburn'. 1830: TO 8/6/1830: CP 1828: Wife, Mary Connor arrived NSW per "Elizabeth" as a convict. 6/1/1832: He had a CP and travelled from Hobart to Sydney per 'Auriga'. 25/9/1832: COF No date of death found.