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Voyage
Transportation
John Mcguirk was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th Jul 1829 and arriving 4th Nov 1829 with 201 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John McGuirk, alias McQuirk, age on arrival, 20, per Guildford (8) 1829, Tried at Dublin, 1829, 7 years for stealing cloth. 2 former convictions. DOB, 1809, native place, Dublin Co., Single, Catholic, Trade, Poulterer. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, May 5th, 1835. The Tickets of Leave granted to the following Prisoners have been cancelled for the reasons set against their respective names viz :— Guildford (8) —John M'Guirk, absence from District, and found at an unlawful hour, for an unlawful purpose on the premises of a person in Sydney. NSW Govt Gazette, 6 May 1835. -------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. John McGuirk, per Guildford 1829, Ticket of Leave, 34/265, District, St Vincent; Tried, Dublin City. John McGuirk, per Guildford 1829, Certificate of Freedom, 30 Jan 1836, No 36/0070. Renewed CF 43/1693. John McGuirk, per Guildford 1829, Certificate of Freedom, 27 Sep 1842. 42/1693. In lieu of CF36/70.