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Transportation
Owen Moran was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 230. London, England, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners, 1785-1853; Piece 55: 1848. Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department Registers (128/38 - 39). |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
From his Fremantle jail record: MORAN, Owen; #4697, arrived 1 Jan 1858 per Nile Date of Birth: 1822 Marital Status: Unmarried Occupation: Shoe maker Literacy: Semiliterate Sentence Place: London, London, England Crime: Rape Sentence Period: Life Ticket of Leave Date: 23 Mar 1858 Conditional Pardon Date: 1 Oct 1862 (https://fremantleprison.com.au/).
NEWGATE PRISON -- Middlesex: The Newgate prison record sheds more light on this offence, describing the charge on which all four men were committed for trial by J Hammill Esq as "Robbery with violence on Ann Coxfield, and stealing from her one shawl, and the sum of 1s 5d, her goods and moneys". The accused men are listed as John Bread, 23, a labourer; Joseph Barnes, 18, a carman; Owen Moran, 23, a shoemaker; and William Jones, 17, a shoemaker. Their trial at the Old Bailey was presided over by Baron Rolfe, but the date is given as 20 December (London, England, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners, 1785-1853; Piece 55: 1848). --00--
TRIAL -- 18 December, 1848: #286. OWEN MORAN, WILLIAM JONES, JOSEPH BARNES and JOHN BREAD were indicted for a rape upon Ann Coxfield. MORAN GUILTY. Aged 23. BREAD GUILTY. Aged 23. Both -- Transported for Life JONES GUILTY. Aged 17. BARNES GUILTY. Aged 18. Both -- Confined One Year (https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/). --00--