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John Mcnivan was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
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Convict Notes
WATERFORD, ASSIZES. John McKevin, a private of the 88th, for robbing Simon Connell, a pensioner, of money at Kilmacthomas, on the 10th of July. Simon Connell—Recollects the evening he was in the guard house ; some of the “boys’ met him, and began to shout and huzza, and because he would not join, they hit him with stones; a constable brought him into the: guard house, to protect him; he was not five minutes in the place when his money was taken ; he blames some of the prisoners for taking it; he thinks they were prisoners because they had watch coats on, unlike the rest of the soldiers, and one of them had a log; he is sure the money was in his pocket when he entered the guard house ; never got his money again, but has heard that it was found afterwards. William Weekes, also a private in the 86th, sworn— Knows that John McKevin took the money from Simon Connell, who came into the guard house about four o’clock; there were three prisoners in the guard house ; M‘Kevin asked Connell to send out for half a pint of spirits; Connell pulled out a purse, to give the money ; prisoner came to the blind side of Connell (he is one-eyed) and stole the money mentioned ; the soldiers shared the money afterwards ; witness got some, which they afterwards took back from him ; prisoner’s wife came at nine o'clock, and he gave her some ; prisoner was handcuffed for being drunk in the morning; witness thinks that the effects of his intoxication had disappeared by four o’clock. The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses with much natural ability, chiefly endeavouring to prove that his being handcuffed would hinder his effecting the piece of dexterity laid to his charge, and that drunkenness would deprive him of that steadiness necessary to its accomplishment, but he failed in this, and likewise in attempting to get from his comrades a favourable opinion of his former conduct while in the regiment. For the prisoner, Owen Harrington, another private, was called.——The chief object of the prisoner’s questions to him was to shew that he could not go near Connell without the knowledge of witness, but witness said that he was sentry, and, of course, was walking up and down outside nearly all the time. William Smith, another private, sworn— Prisoner told witness that he found the note; witness asked prisoner to give him part; prisoner sent out his wife for change, and gave him nine shillings.—Guilty.—To be transported for seven years. Limerick Chronicle, 26 July 1826.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. John McNivan, alias McNivin, age on arrival, 24 per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried Waterford, 1826, 7 years for Larceny. DOB, 1803, Native place, Glasgow Scotland. Married, Groom. Protestant.