William Mckenna

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Mckenna
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1799
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland. Tyrone
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	17th September, 1819
Arrival date:	27th January, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 171 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 10th September, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
William McKenna, age 22, Prince Regent II (1) 1821, Tried 1820 at Tyrone, 7 years. DOB 1799, native place, Caledon Armagh Co. Labourer.

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Colonial Secretary Index.

MCKENNA, William. Per “Prince Regent”, 1821.

1821 Jan 17 - On list of convicts disembarked from the “Prince Regent” and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6007; 4/3503 p.50)

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1828 NSW Census Index.
William McKenna, age 34, F.S. Prince Regent 2, 1820, 7 years, catholic, Tailor, James Devlin’s, Clarence St., Sydney.

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NSW Permissions to Marry. 1825-1851.
Permission 3 Mar 1829. William McKwenna, per Prince Regent 2, age 30, 7 years, Free, and Mary Mahoney, per Brothers 2, age 29, 7 years, bond. Rev. D. Power. R.C.C.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 10th September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Mckenna, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1799, date of death: 0000, gender: m,