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Transportation
Thomas Neill was transported on the Tyne, departing 16th Jul 1818 and arriving 13th Jan 1819 with 180 passengers.
The Tyne left the cove of Cork 16 Jul 1818 carrying 180 irish convicts and arrive Port Jackson, Sydney 13 Jan 1819 with 179 convicts. The Master was Captain Cassey Bell and the ships Surgeon Henry Ryan.
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Conspiracy to take the Ship and Escape During the voyage on Tyne, a conspiracy was planned by a number of convicts, mainly a group who came from Dublin, to seize the ship, kill the officers and crew and other convicts, and escape to America. The plot was discovered before it could be put into action and the men concerned punished by being put in irons. An enquiry was held on board in October 1818, and witness statements sworn by a number of convicts. No further action appears to have been taken against the plotters. The witnesses were: John Carroll, Thomas Toler, Laurence Egan, Timothy Sheehane, John Higgins, Mathew Farrall, William Coyne, Owen Ingoldsby, Thomas Neill, Edward McQuaide, Patrick Nary, and Patrick McQuillan. Patrick Doran and Denis Connolly also made statements. The plotters included: The Ivorys, the Reids, Rourke, Grocehart & C. Doyle, Kiernan, Bradshaw, Anderson, Brown, Heffernon, Coleman, Magennis, Dease, & Wall. Maguire, Brown, John Duff, Anderson, Pat. Doran, John Williams, Jas. Brady, John Hughes, C. Rowe, Bryan Murray, John Elliot, Wm. Murphy jun. and M. Corrigan. The whole plot can be followed by reading the witness statements. 9. Thomas Neill. Voluntarily sworn by Capt Rowe. States that on Friday the 16th October before the men now in Irons were called on deck for the purposes of being Ironed, he heard John Williams alias Kelly in midships say that he guessed they were found out, he further states that when the Tyne was at Cove, he heard Williams say he did not see any thing to prevent them taking the Ship when they were at sea, says that he has witnessed a great number of the convicts assemble at night from dusk til a late hour, remembers seeing among others the following, the Ivorys, Reids, Heffernon, Conolly, Smith the cook, Brown & Maginnis, Kiernan, Anderson, Bradshaw, Grocehart, Duff and Hughes.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Neill, alias O’Neill, Neal, Niell, age on arrival, 23, per Tyne (1819), Tried 1818 at Dublin Co., 7 years. DOB 1796, Native place, Rathdrum Wicklow Co. Trade, Servant. --------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. NEILL, Thomas. Per "Tyne", 1818. 1818 Oct 18-20 Gave evidence before enquiry held at sea on "Tyne" into conspiracy of convicts to take ship (Reel 6047; 4/1740 pp.51-61) ---------------------------------------------------