Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Murphy was transported on the Borodino, departing 11th Feb 1828 and arriving 12th Jul 1828 with 206 passengers.
Tons: 615, built at Thames, England 1810.
Borodino (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
WEXFORD ASSIZES. Monday the Assizes for the County of Wexford commenced. ... John Murphy was indicted for stealing ten pound note, and three half-crowns from Mogue McNamara. The prisoner, it appeared in evidence, took the money out of a box in which the prosecutor had kept it. He was taken into custody in Waterford, after having taken his passage on board a vessel in that port bound for Newfoundland. On being taken into custody he confessed the robbery. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; he was sentenced to be transported for seven years. Drogheda Journal, 4 Aug 1827.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Murphy, age 21, Borodino (1828), Tried Wexford 1827, 7 years. Robbing master. DOB 1807, Native place, Kilkenny Co., Single. Catholic. Ploughman shepherd herdsman. ---------------------------------------------------- 1828 census Index. John Murphy, age 40, G.S. per Borodino, 1828, 7 years, catholic, Labourer, Sir Jno. Jamison, Evan district. John Murphy, age 21, G.S. per Borodino, 1828, 7 years, catholic, Labourer, Sir Jno. Jamison, Evan district.