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Voyage
Transportation
James Murphy was transported on the Guildford, departing 12th Jul 1829 and arriving 4th Nov 1829 with 201 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Moreton Bay Convict Register. James Murphy, per Guildford 8, Tried at Wexford, 25 July 1828, 7 years, for Stealing in a dwelling house. Trade, Labourer. Colonial Conviction: Gen. Sess, Bringelly, 11 Jan 1831, Twelve calendar months for Repeatedly Absconding and Robbery, Returned to Sydney, 28 Feb 1833. Run 5 Apr 1831, Ret 1 Jan 1832. Description, James Murphy, native place, Wexford; age 16, 5 ft 2; Fair comp, brown hair, blue eyes. Catholic.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Murphy, age on arrival, 15, per Guildford (8) 1829. Tried at Wexford, 1828, 7 years for Robbery house. 2 former convictions. DOB, 1814, Native place, Wexford. Single. Catholic. Trade, Errand boy. Colonial sentence.