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Transportation
Patrick Fitzgerald 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; 27 Name; Patrick Fitzgerald Crime; Assault with intent to rob Sentence; Life Age; 18 years Height; 5 ft 9 1/2 in Eyes; Hazel. Hair; Brown. Complexion; Fresh County where tried; Clare. When Tried; 2 June 1831 Conduct; Died, September 9th
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1856 Nature of the Disease: Dysenteria (spelling as per the Journal) No of the Case; 26 Name: Patrick Fitzgerald Age; 19 Where taken ill: September 2nd, 1831 Notes; A muscular fine looking man but greatly depressed? in spirits. He suffered severely from sea sickness .... Died at 10.30 p.m. Death; Died at Sea September 9th, 1831 -------------------------------------