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Transportation
Maurice Murphy was transported on the Asia V, departing 6th Aug 1831 and arriving 2nd Dec 1831 with 90 passengers.
Built in Calcutta in 1814, 523 tons Rig Type: S The Asia transported prisoners from counties throughout Ireland including Wexford, Cork, Clare, Athlone, Mayo, Limerick, Carrick. Galway, Roscommon, Tipperary, Kerry, Waterford, Belfast and Monaghan. Their crimes included varous forms of stealing and robbery, assault, vagrancy, highway robbery, house robbery, receiving, assault, manslaughter and whiteboy crimes.
Asia V (generic)References
| Primary Source | UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 |
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Convict Notes
1831 - New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records - 1831 - Asia V. No; 215 Name; Maurice Murphy Crime; Sheep Stealing Sentence; Life. Age; 45 years Height;5 ft 7 in Eyes; Grey. Hair; Dark. Complexion; Sallow County where tried; Cork City. When Tried; Spring 1831. Conduct; Died; November 24th
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Nature of the Disease: Dysenteria (spelling as per the Journal) No of the Case; 53 Name: Maurice Murphy Age; 45 Where taken ill: November 17th 1831 Death; He retained his consciousness until a few moments of his death which took place at 11.20 am this day November 24th, 1831 Buried at Sea