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Transportation
James Neylan 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. http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi |
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Convict Notes
James Neylan was listed as 21 years old, he was a Whiteboy Rebel, single, native place: Clare.
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Nature of the Disease; Nature of the Disease: Dysenteria (spelling as per the Journal) No of the Case; 18 Name: James Neylan Age; 40 Where taken ill: August 21, 1831 Died: Died at 2.30 this morning, August 27th 1831 How disposed of: Buried at Sea Convict Indent; notes death date as 9 November 1831 New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 No; 21. Date of Conviction: 2 Jun 1831 Place of Conviction: Clare Offence; Unlawful Oaths Height; 5 ft. 7 Complexion; Sallow Hair; dark Eyes; Brown