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Crime
Transportation
Peter Meany was transported on the Boyd, departing 10th Mar 1809 and arriving 14th Aug 1809 with 144 passengers.
395 ton ship. Departed Cork, Ireland for New South Wales, Australia 1809. After leaving Australia, for New Zealand, the vessel was set upon by natives from Bay of Islands and most onboard the ship were massacred (including cannibalization). The boat was captured and towed to Motu Wai (Red Island) were it was totally destroyed.
Boyd (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Peter Meany, alias Meeny, Meeney, per Boyd (1809), Tried at Carlow, 1807, Life sentence. ------------------------------------------------------ NSW Convict Index. Peter Meany, per Boyd, 1809, Conditional Pardon, 28 Nov 1821.