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Phelim Mooney was transported on the Mary, departing 25th May 1819 and arriving 26th Aug 1819 with 161 passengers.
Built 1811, Ipswich,England 361 tons. 1817 Journey On Monday arrived the ship Mary, Capt. ORMON, from Calcutta, with merchandize—Passengers, Captain FAITHFUL and Lieut. HAMILTON: this vessel has brought 6 male prisoners from India, destined for Port Jackson; to which place it is expected she will sail to-morrow. Hobart Town Gazette, 24 May 1817. Ship News. On Thursday arrived from Calcutta, via Derwent, the ship Mary, Captain Ormon, with a various cargo. -Passengers from Calcutta, Captain Faithfull and Lieutenant Hamilton:-The Mary sailed from Calcutta the 23d of February, and left the Pilot the 1st of March. Sydney Gazette, Sat 7 Jun 1817. -------------------------------------------------- Convicts who sailed on the 'Mary' direct from Ireland - 1819 & 1836 - are currently being listed, incomplete data to date.
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| Primary Source | State Archives NSW (Indents, NRS 12188, Item 4/4006, Microfiche 641). Ancestry. http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm |
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Death Index: named Philom Mooney 1819 in Sydney, Australia Volume No. V1819149 8 NSW Convict ship Muster Roll: aged 45 Tried Summer 1817 for Sheep Stealing Sentence 7 years
To add, you will note he is taller than the average male 5ft 11 Inches, so the Guards/ Lancers would be the ideal place for him to be linked with.
I cannot find any information on my 4th GGandfather or Peter Mooney {3G} [his son, this from Peter's first son Felix b1842 Liverpool] . No Athy / or Naas Conviction record's. I have found an earlier record for a Phelam Mooney of the 7th Lancers but I cannot go any further back with that information, This is my Irish Brick Wall.
One more snippet... Phelim Mooney was admitted to Kilmainham Jail, Dublin, on 25 July 1818; prisoner #3890. He was one of about 40 men transferred from Kildare to Kilmainham at the same time (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin Kilmainham 1815-1910).
Some more dates to complicate things, particularly his DoB... The ship's muster of 1819 says: Phelim Mooney, 45; tried Summer 1817; sheep stealing; seven years (see NSW Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).
PERSONAL DETAILS FROM SHIP's INDENT: Phelim Mooney, Aged: 36 years Born: Naas (Kildare) Occupation: Labourer, Height 5 feet 10 1/4inches; Complexion: Dark ruddy; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; TRIAL Session: Summer, July 1817, at Athy, Kildare
IRISH CONVICTION OF PHELIM MOONEY: Freemans Journal 1763-1924, Tuesday, July 22, 1817; Page: 3 Assizes of Athy at KILDARE: "15. FELIX MOONEY, sheep stealing. 7 years transportation" ___________________ IN NSW: Felix/Phelim only lasted three & a half months in NSW before he died. DEATH Recorded as "PHELIM" Mooney, as per his convict indent record. Died 5 Dec 1819, aged 36. Buried 6 Dec 1819 Registered at St Philip's Church of England Sydney. Recorded as having arrived per "Mary"
Phelim Mooney was said to be 36 years old on arrival in NSW. His native place was: Naas, Kildare. From: http://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_mary_1819.htm There was an epidemic of typhus in Ireland in 1816 - 1819 during which time many thousands of people perished. Doctors did not know at the time that typhus was spread by lice, however they knew the importance of cleanliness and ventilation. Dr. Richard Maguire reported of the extreme degree of cleanliness and ventilation kept at the Cork County gaol in 1816 - 1819........ However when prisoners were transferred to the City Gaols to await transportation, their living conditions deteriorated. On 22 April 1819 Dr Edward Trevor, superintendent and medical inspector of convicts, wrote to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning varied state of clothing and health of the 310 convicts recently embarked on convict ships Bencoolen and Mary. He commented on the condition of convicts sent from Newgate jail, Dublin; Kilmainham jail, Dublin; and Cork city jail and criticized in particular the 'filthy' state of prisoners from Cork city jail, and their drunken behaviour. Phelim is listed on the Irish Convicts website (above) however I have found no other mention of him in Australia, have checked newspapers, colonial secretary papers, NSW BDM, NSW Gov. Convict records, Lintas etc., - also cannot locate the Medical Journal of the 'Mary' to see if he died on board or not - if you have any information on Phelim, please make a contribution to his page.