Convict John Vaughan Mcmaugh

Summary

Born

Jan 1818

Conviction

Highway robbery

Departure

Jul 1836

Arrival

Nov 1836

Death

Oct 1863

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Personal Information

Name: John Vaughan Mcmaugh

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1818

Death: 20th Oct 1863

Age at death: 45

Occupation: Unknown

Aliases: Mcmagh

Crime

Crime: Highway robbery

Convicted at: Ireland, Londonderry

Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 5th Jul 1836

Ship: Captain Cook

Arrival: 13th Nov 1836

Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Vaughan Mcmaugh was transported on the Captain Cook, departing 5th Jul 1836 and arriving 13th Nov 1836 with 31 passengers.

The ship, 'Captain Cook' was built at Whitby, England in 1826. Transported convicts to New South Wales in 1832, 1833 and 1836.

Captain Cook (generic)

References

Primary Source

http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm

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Convict Notes

343

on 15th June 2023

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John McMaugh, age 18, Per Captain Cook (3) 1836, tried 1836, Londonderry, Life for Highway robbery. No previous convictions. DOB, 1818, Native place, Derry. Single, Trade, Farm labourer. Protestant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- John McMaugh, for having, the 14th of November, 1835, assaulted John Martin, near Coleraine, and carried off five spanales of linen yarn, his property; and Michael McCann and John Sheals, for an assault on John Martin and John Spears, and for rescuing McMaugh, when in custody of Martin. Guilty. Sentence of death recorded against McMaugh ; McCann and Sheals each to be imprisoned 18 months. Derry Journal, March 22 1836. --------------------------------------------------------------------- John's sister, Mary McMagh, was transported for 7 years to VDL, on the Arabian, in 1847. She mentions the transportation of her brother John, 10 years earlier, as well as that of her husband, James Paul. Link to Mary McMagh. https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mcmagh/mary/148879

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on 9th November 2013

John Vaughan McMaugh was 18 years old on arrival. 1836-37: Assigned to James Clunie at Merton. 1841: Worked on Captain Steele's property, Yarrawal, in the Macleay River area. 1845-51: Managed Five Day Creek and PeeDee Stations for Captain Steele. 1843: TOL 1845: Married Caroline Frances Blake (1830-1919) and they had 9 children. 1848: CP 20/10/1863: John died and is buried at Kempsey. John was the 1st cousin of Archibald McMaugh (Clyde 1838).