John McKeon

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John McKeon
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Reaper
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 unknown

Crime:	Unknown
Convicted at:	Meath Ireland
Sentence term:	unknown
Ship:	Atlas
Departure date:	16th January, 1816
Arrival date*:	16th September, 1816
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 196 other convicts

* Arrival date is estimated

References

Primary source:	Piomeer Registry of Campbelltown 1800-1900 1828 Census NSW NSW Muster Rolls and Related Records 1792-1849 NSW Convict Indents 1788-1842
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Community Contributions

Anonymous on 2nd June, 2012 wrote:

There are several different spellings of McKeon some of which are McEwen, McCurn and McCone.
McKeon John b c 1769 Meath Ireland arrived 6 July 1802 on Atlas Convict, Rel RC, Occupation Labourer at Airds NSW, Farmer, d after 1828 at Campbelltown and buried at Campbelltown, married Sarah (Mary) Short nee Kelly (Jackson) on 24 December 1810 at St Mathew’s Anglican Church, Windsor NSW. Sarah (Mary) Kelly (Jackson) b c1779 Ireland arrived 11 February 1796 Marquis Cornwallis, convict, Rel RC, died 30 November 1832 Campbelltown NSW, buried St John’s Campbelltown NSW.
Children Martin b 7/10/1811 d 7/2/1812 (Infant)
Ann Sarah b 11/5/1813 Airds NSW d 30/5/1878 Manyans Creek NSW married Michael Curtin per Mangles 1822.
John McKeon was granted a total of 60 acres in the Airds District NSW.
1828 census NSW
No 66 McCone John,(59, FS, Atlas 1802,7 years, Catholic, Labourer, Airds
No 67 McCone Sarah,(49) FS, Cornwallis 1795, 7 years, Catholic, Labourer, Airds
No 68 McCone Annie, 15, Born in Colony, Labourer, Airds
NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls
John McKeon, aged 34, tried Meath, Spring 1800, 7 years

Anonymous on 3rd June, 2012 wrote:

Certificate of Emanicipation dated 1/1/1811
page 522-23 Item{4/4427} COD18 Reel 601
Tickets of Leave, emanicipation and pardons 1810-19

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 3rd June, 2012 made the following changes:

new convict, voyage 60, convicted at 3447, occupation 223, crime 96, firstname John, surname McKeon, source Piomeer Registry of Campbelltown 1800-1900 1828 Census NSW NSW Muster Rolls and Related Records 1792-1849 NSW Convict Indents 1788-1842

Anonymous on 2nd June, 2012 made the following changes: