Patrick Mccullen

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 29th October 2022

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. An Enquiry made on board the convict Ship Tyne at sea, on Sunday October 18th and two succeeding days before Capt Bell, W. Ryan, Surgeon, & W. Rowe, the Officer of the Guard. Each witness after being duly sworn deposed as follows: 12th. Patrick McQuillan, voluntarily sworn by Capt. Rowe. States that last night the 19th of October about 8 o’clock he was making his bed when he overheard Coleman say he hoped they should have satisfaction before they reached Botany Bay for the way they were used, said he had a hoop made into a knife what would cut a hole somewhere evidence cannot say where but heard the work BULK and put fire into it, and that when they got to Botany Bay they would be revenged of the men that informed against them if they had not an opportunity before, Evidence says that he was quite close to Coleman when he made use of the expression and that he addressed himself to Cullen.

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 22nd October 2022

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick McCullen, alias McQuillin, McQuillion, McQuillon, McQuillan, age on arrival, 19, per Tyne (1819), Tried 1816 at Drogheda Louth Co., 7 years. DOB 1800, Native place, Carrickmacross Monaghan Co. Trade, Tailor. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MCCULLEN, Patrick (Per "Tyne", 1819) see MCQUILLON, Patrick MCQUILLON, Patrick. Per "Tyne", 1819. 1818 Oct 18-20 Gave evidence before enquiry held at sea on "Tyne" into conspiracy of convicts to take ship; listed as McQuillon (Reel 6047; 4/1741 pp.51-61) 1820 Apr 13 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta"; listed as McQuillen (Reel 6007; 4/3501 p.342) 1821 Feb; 1822 Jan On monthly returns of prisoners punished at Newcastle (Reel 6023; 4/1718 pp.123, 141) 1822 Jul 13 On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson"; listed as McQuillion or McCullen (Reel 6019; 4/3864 pp.1a, 362-3) 1823 Jul 16 Affidavit re loss of his certificate of freedom (Reel 6026; 4/1713 pp.127-8) -------------------------------------------------- 13 April 1820. On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta"; listed as McQuillen Patrick McQuillon, Tried Sydney, 25 Mar 1820, two year sentence to Newcastle, Trade, Stone cutter, per Tyne, Original Sentence, Drogheda, July 1816, 7 years. ------------------------------------------------- 13 July 1822. On lists of prisoners transported to Port Macquarie per "Lady Nelson"; listed as McQuillion or McCullen. Patrick McCullen or McQuillion, tried by Bench , Sydney, 8 June 1822, remainder of original sentence, Tailor, Tyne, original sentence, Drogheda, July 1816, 7 years. Returned to Sydney 11 July 1823, his original sentence having expired.