Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Mercer was transported on the Borodino, departing 11th Feb 1828 and arriving 12th Jul 1828 with 206 passengers.
Tons: 615, built at Thames, England 1810.
Borodino (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
John Forde, also convicted with William, submitted an appeal: Irish Archives. Ireland-Australia transportation database Document Date: 5/9/1827 Doc Ref: PPC 3226. Convict, Petitioner, John Forde, Tried Galway, Sentence, Transportation for Life, Crime, a Rape on Bridget Cunniffe. Comment: Convict has a wife and a family (no details given). Several character references. Requests reply to the petition be sent to a merchant in Loughnea, Co Galway
GALWAY ASSIZES. The following convictions took place in the County Court :—John Forde, William Mercer, and William Spain, to be hanged on Saturday, September 2; Limerick Chronicle, 29 Aug 1827. At Galway Assizes, John Forde, William Mercer and William Spaine, for rape, to be executed Saturday the 2 of September. Enniskillen Chronicle, 6 Sep 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. William Mercer, age on arrival, 40, Per Borodino, 1828. Tried Galway, 1827, 7 years for Abduction or rape. Irish Whiteboy rebel. DOB 1788, native place, Galway Co. Married, 3 children. Catholic. Ploughman shepherd herdsman.