John Muirhill

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Summary

Born
Jan 1804
Conviction
Manslaughter/culpable homicide
Departure
Aug 1829
Arrival
Dec 1829
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Muirhill
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1804
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Aliases: Mahony

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Kerry
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th Aug 1829
Ship: Larkins
Arrival: 22nd Dec 1829
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

John Muirhill was transported on the Larkins, departing 10th Aug 1829 and arriving 22nd Dec 1829 with 202 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200

LarkinsLarkins (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 4th September 2024

NSW Convict Index. John Mahony Muirhill, per Larkins 1829, Ticket of Leave, No 42/3166. District, Bathurst; Tried, Kerry. John Mahoney Muirhill, per Larkins 1829, conditional Pardon, 1 Feb 1849, No 49/479.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 4th September 2024

The following record is confusing. The name listed is John Mulvihill, but the crime listed is that committed by John Muirhill, but both John Muirhill and John Mulvihill were originally tried in Kerry. Moreton Bay Convict Register. John Mulvihill, per Larkins 2, Tried Galway, Spring 1829, Offence, Manslaughter, Life sentence, Trade, Laborer. Colonial Sentence, Bench, Bathurst, 26 Jan 1831, for Accessory before and after the fact to the above [James Murray unlawfully and maliciously stabbing a horse the property of his master], 2 year sentence. Returned to Sydney, 16 Aug 1833. Description: John Mulvihill, native place, Kerry, age 24, 5ft 5½. Fair comp, brown hair, grey eyes. RC religion. (James Murray, per Larkins 2, was also sent to Moreton Bay, at the same time.)

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 25th August 2024

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Muirhill, alias Mahony, age on arrival, 25, per Larkins (2) 1829, Tried at Kerry, 1829, Life, for Manslaughter. DOB, 1804, native place, Kerry Co. Single. Catholic. Trade, Ploughman reaper milkman.