John Mchugh

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Maureen Withey on 6th November 2022

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John McHugh, age on arrival, 21, per Countess of Harcourt (2) 1822, tried at Dublin City, 1821, 7 years. DOB, 1801. Native place, Dublin. Trade, cotton weaver. ---------------------------------------------------- Convicts for Botany Bay. On Saturday last in the afternoon, the following convicts were conveyed from Newgate on 18 cars, each car containing four persons, to be put on board a transport for Botany Bay: Patrick Neelan, Richard Hudson, William Roberts, William Muns, Henry Porter, Thomas Daniel, Thomas Dillon, John Flinn, James O’Neill, James Gavin, John O’Connor, alias Fawcett, John M‘Hugh, Alexander Brazill, Edward Madden, Hugh Finegan, James Doakes, Arthur Newcome, Timothy M'Kenna, Edward Moriarty, Patrick Bray, James O’Brien, John Glynn, Edward M‘Donnell, Edward Garret, Edward Brennan, William Kinlan, John Wallis, John Carroll, Charles Fagan, George Grimbrook, Joseph Tighe, James Downes, John Mangan, Francis Thorpe, Patrick Mitchell, John Caimac, Thomas M‘Karroll, Thomas M‘Bride, John M'Cabe, Edward Sullivan, John Reilly, Thomas Smith, James Kenny, George Farrell, John Sullivan, Owen O'Neill, John Feeny, Thos. Smith, John Lynch, James Gogarty, John Baker, Thos. Mohan, Mathew Doyle, Charles Kelly, Patrick Doyle, John M‘Donnell, Edward Walsh, alias Byrne, John Downes, John Cochlan, Thomas Brereton, alias Doyle, Patrick Byrne, John Noonan. The above convicts are under sentence of transportation for seven years each. The following for passing and uttering forged notes, for fourteen years each : Michael Quinlan, Denis Byrne, John Brunker, and John Browne. The following five persons who were capitally convicted and received sentence of death, have, through the humanity of his Excellency, had their sentence commuted to transportation for life : to Thomas Kearney, Lawrence Tyrrell, Henry Barns, Thomas Connor, and Cornelius Cullen, 7. Each convict was provided with new cloaths, and a ticker bag, in which were the following extra articles: one shirt, one stockings, and one handkerchief. At o’clock the cars moved off, under the Royal Dragoon Guards. The Hon. Sir Wm. Smith, rode with the convicts to the water side, attended by Mr. Bourne, Governor of Newgate, and his Deputy, Mr. Gilbert, arrived at the Pigeon-House, they embarked boats which conveyed them to the brig Mary that lay out a little in the bay; a party of Grenadier Guards was on board the vessel which was to have sailed on Sunday morning, but in consequence of the state of the wind, had not till Monday for the Cove of Cork, from whence convicts will be transmitted to Botany Bay, not to New Zealand, as was rumoured. On their departure from this city they made their acknowledgements in the most grateful manner to Mr. Bourne and Mr. Gilbert, for the humane treatment which they received whilst in their custody, and the exertions to render the voyage comfortable. They presented a most cleanly and orderly appearance. The Rev. Mr. Gamble attended the prisoners and saw them on board. They expressed thanks to all the officers of the prison. Saunders’s News-Letter, Wed 17 July 1822. These men had all been convicted in the City of Dublin Courts. The men who were convicted in the county of Dublin were sent separately from the County gaol at Kilmainham. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MCHUGH, John. Per "Countess of Harcourt", 1822. 1822 Dec 26 On list of convicts landed from the "Countess of Harcourt" & forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6010; 4/3507 p.116) --------------------------------------------------- NSW Convict Index. John McHugh, per Countess of Harcourt , 1822, Certificate of Freedom, 4 Nov 1828, No 28/0913.