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Transportation
Roger Murphy was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 14th Jul 1816 and arriving 20th Dec 1816 with 150 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
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Family connections for Roger (Murphy) are: MURPHY Roger (Murphy) was born about 1792/99 in Tipperary Ireland & became a general labourer. He was tried as an Irish rebel at CDlonmel Tipperary Co Ireland in 1816, sentenced to 14years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 20 12 1816 after a voyage of 5months on SURREY. In 1817 he was cler to Clerk of the Peace John (Wylde) & recorded as servant there in 1819 & 1820. He was issued his Conditional Pardon by 1829. He died about 1855 age about73. [Some details taken from this Website] Mary (Redmond) was born about 1807. She married Mr Roger (Murphy) of Sydneyon 19 11 1829 at St Marys RC Sydney. She was recorded in 1828 at George St with her parents. Details of Mary (Rdmond)s family are given in entry for Edmond (Redmond MINERVA 1800) on this Website. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
THE LATE SPECIAL COMMISSION IN CLONMEL. Seventh day.— John Dwyer, John Murphy, Wm. Ryan, Roger Murphy, James Ryan, Thos. Hackett, John Magrath, Edmond Ryan, Roger Corcoran, Joseph Costello, Denis Dwyer, Michael Murphy, and Michael Leahy, all applied to the Court, by their Counsel, for liberty to withdraw their pleas of Not Guilty, and to plead Guilty to the several indictments against them- which was agreed and sentence was accordingly passed on them. Sun (London) 7 Feb 1816.
Colonial Secretary Index. MURPHY, Roger. Per "Surrey", 1816. 1817 May 1 Victualling order granted to (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.115-6) 1817 May 1 Clerk to John Wylde, placed on Government stores; request made to substitute Mr Croaker for R Murphy who could be transferred to Thomas Wylde (Reel 6046; 4/1737 pp.117-9) 1819 Servant to Thomas Wylde, Clerk of the Peace. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3198; 4/1859 p.67) 1820 Jan 6,10 Servant to Thomas Wylde, Clerk of the Peace. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3203; 4/1861 pp.22-3) 1823 Mar 4 On list of persons receiving an assigned convict (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.40) 1824 Witnessed will of late Elizabeth Gibbs (Fiche 3294; 5/3821.7A p.48)
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Roger Murphy, age on arrival, 24, per Surrey I (2) (1816), Tried Tipperary Co., 1816, 14 years. Irish Rebel, White Boy. DOB, 1792, Native place, Tipperary, Labourer. Died 1855 at Goulburn.