Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Francis Murphy was transported on the Friendship, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 16th Feb 1800 with 161 passengers.
This convict ship, being 274 tons and 75 feet long was one of the light weight ships in the fllet and was skippered by Master Francis Walton. Built in Scarborough in 1784, she carried 76 male and 21 female convicts. During her return voyage to England her crew came down with scurvy and with insufficient crew to man her, she was scuttled in the straights of Macassar. The survivors were transferred to the Alexander.
FriendshipReferences
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
Claims
"My 4x Great Grandfather"
Photos
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Convict Notes
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32073308 A newspaper article on both Francis and Bridget regarding a court case.
Francis Murphy never married Bridget Welsh/Walsh. They were in a defacto relationship
NSW 1828 census. Bridget Walsh, age 38, free by servitude, Francis and Eliza, 1815, 7 years, Catholic, wife of Fra. Murphy, Kent Street, Sydney.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Francis Murphy, age 28, Rebel, per Friendship (1800) Tried at Longford Sligo Co., 1798, Life. DOB- Trade: weaver linen labourer. Description: 5ft 3 ¼ in. Dark sallow comp, black-grey hair, hazel eyes. Married Bridget Walsh. ---------------------------------------------------- 1825 Census, at Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, NSW. Murphy, Francis, conditional pardon, Friendship, 1800, life, landowner, Castle Hill Murphy, Mary, 6, born in the colony, child of Francis Murphy, Parramatta Murphy, Bridget, 9. born in the colony, child of Francis Murphy, Parramatta Murphy, Winifred, 5, born in the colony, child of Francis Murphy, Parramatta Murphy, Ellen, 3, born in the colony, child of Francis Murphy, Parramatta Murphy, Francis, 7, born in the colony, child of Francis Murphy, Parramatta Walsh, Bridget, free by servitude, Francis and Eliza, 1815, 7 years, wife of F. Murphy, Parramatta ------------------------------------------------- NSW 1828 Census, Kent Street, Sydney. Francis Murphy, age 56, C.P., per Friendship, 1800, Life, Labourer. Children, all born in Colony, - Mary, 12, Margaret, 11, Winifred, 8, Ellen, 5, Thomas, 3. Irish National Archives 'Ireland-Australia transportation database' Doc Ref and Date: SPP 733. 01/08/1799. Francis Murphy. Crime: Being a United Irishman. Originally from Cloondriihara, Leyny, Co. Sligo