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Jean Pierre Mounier was transported on the Indefatigable, departing 30th Sep 1814 and arriving 26th Apr 1815 with 202 passengers.
The Indefatigable was built at Whitby. She was square-rigged three masted ship of 549 tons and had three decks; a length of 127 ft. and a beam of 31ft. 8ins. (Details of the 1812 sailing are to be found under separate listing for Indefatigable and Minstrel.)
Indefatigable (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Records Authority of NSW, CP (Reel No. 798; Roll No. 1250)& TOL Butts(Series: NRS 12202; Item: 4/4080). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 186 |
| 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
Jean Pierre's original family name was Meunier, the French version of Miller. He is recorded in the 'Canada, British Army and Canadian Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, 1795-1850' as being a drummer and fifer in the de Meuron regiment. On 13 September 1813 he was court-martialed in Chambly, Quebec,for having been absent without leave for one week, from 27 August to 3 September, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Jean Pierre was eventually granted a conditional pardon, the condition being that he remain in the colony of New South Wales for the rest of his life. (The Sydney Monitor, 7 November 1835, p. 3).
On 12 January 1833 Jean Pierre Mounier (aged 40, sic) and Catherine Boyle (aged 50, per Frances & Eliza, sentence 7 years, now free) were granted permission to marry. (State Archives NSW; Series: 12212; Item: 4/4508)
Tidket of Leave No. 31/598 dated 18 August 1831, Trade: Soldier & Laborer, year of birth 1791, Tried 13 September 1813 Conditional Pardon No.421 dated 23 September 1834, Named Jean Pierre Mounier
Most AONSW documents identify him as Jean Pierre Mounier, born at Lorient, France.