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Francis Morgan was transported on the Sugar Cane, departing 12th Apr 1792 and arriving 17th Sep 1793 with 102 passengers.
Sugar Cane, was a 403 burthen ton merchantman and convict ship that was dispatched in 1793 from Ireland to Australia. She was launched in 1786 upon the Thames River. Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from Cork, Ireland, on 12 April 1793, with 110 male and 50 female convicts. During the voyage a mutiny by the convicts was put down and a convict executed. She arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales on the 17 September 1793. The Sugar Cane left Port Jackson for Bengal in late 1793.
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New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Name: Francis Morgan Age: 36 [1755] Trial: Sep 1791 - Dublin Vessel: Sugar Cane - 17 Sep 1793 Sentence; 7 years was capitally convicted 1796 - Possible Burial Record Old Sydney Burial Ground - Inventory of Burials Name; Francis Morgan Age; No Details Year of Burial. 30 Nov 1796 Remarks; RST: RM: R2: Executed pursuant to the sentence of the court. At Sydney, Francis Morgan, for wilful murder, with Martin McEwen (a soldier) and John Lawler (a convict), for robbing the public stores. Francis Morgan – 30 November 1796 – Hanged at Sydney for the murder of Simon Raven. Following his execution his body was gibbeted on Pinchgut Island in Sydney Harbour. His skeleton was still hanging there four years after his execution.[10]