Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Timothy Murphy was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 9th Nov 1820 and arriving 19th Feb 1821 with 162 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 1821 Lord Sidmouth |
Claims
No one has claimed Timothy Murphy yet.
Photos
No photos have been added for Timothy Murphy.
Convict Notes
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Timothy Murphy, age on arrival, 32 per Lord Sidmouth (2) 1821, tried 1820, at Dublin City. 7 years DOB 1789, native place, Wexford Co. Trade, Herdsman.
Recorder’s Court On Tuesday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Archer, Cash, and Tyndall, assisted by the Recorder, sat at the Sessions’-house, Green-street, for the trial Prisoners and Traversers, when the following trials took place:— Timothy Murphy stood indicted, for that he, being an ill disposed person, did in the ?th July last, feloniously rip, cut, steal, and carry away, cwt. lead, that was attached to the roof of the Barrack at the Palantine Square, the property of our Sovereign Lord the King. John Todd examined —ls Assistant Barrack master; July last, there was very heavy rain, which done considerable damage the barrack; witness accordingly went the roof to learn the cause of it, and diacovered tiiat a great quantity of the lead had been stripped off roof; knows nothing of the prisoner, Joseph Liglitburne, a private the I2lh Regiment of Foot, quartered in the barrack, then examined, who stated, that he observed the prisoner and another man continually going and down the roof the barrack several times ; at length asked them what they were doing ? when the prisoner replied, was repairing roof. Sir Edward Stanley examined—Stated that the roof did not want any repair, consequently no one was employed for that purpose.—-Guilty. To transported for seven years. Saunders News-Letter, 25 Aug 1820.
From Co Wrexford Ireland convicted of stealing lead from a roof 5' 9 1/2" dark complexion hair and eyes