James Mckeon

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Mckeon
Aliases:	Mcqueen
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1811
Occupation:	Soldier
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	House robbery
Convicted at:	Ireland, Cork
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Governor Ready
Departure date:	21st September, 1828
Arrival date:	17th January, 1829
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 196 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australia Convict Indentures (hand written)
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Community Contributions

Wendy Smith on 12th February, 2020 wrote:

The Australian Indentures state that James McKeon was 21 years old. He was a native of County Antrim; religion Protestant; status: single and a soldier and servant. He could neither read or write. He was convicted of house robbery on 29 March 1828 at Cork and sentenced to 7 years. He had no prior convictions. Physical attributes - Height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion ruddy and freckled: hair brown and eyes eyes. Transport number 120.
He was assigned to Rev. Vincent, Parramatta.

Convict Changes History

Wendy Smith on 12th February, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Australia Convict Indentures (hand written) (prev. ), firstname: James, surname: Mckeon, alias1: Mcqueen, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1811, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime