Patrick O'loughlin

Summary

Born
Jan 1830
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Dec 1852
Arrival
May 1853
Death
May 1853
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Personal Information

Name: Patrick O'loughlin
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1830
Death: 19th May 1853
Age at death: 23
Occupation: Soldier
Aliases: O'laughlin

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Court Martial, Edinburgh
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Dec 1852
Arrival: 26th May 1853
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Patrick O'loughlin was transported on the St Vincent, departing 28th Dec 1852 and arriving 26th May 1853 with 214 passengers.

St VincentSt Vincent (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 638. --0-- WO 92/1-3, 8-10 Judge Advocate General's Office: General Courts Martial Registers, Confirmed at Home at http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C14300.
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
Level 218
on 28th June 2022

VOYAGE: 20 April, 1853: From the medical journal of the St Vincent, by Thomas Somerville, Surgeon Superintendent, Folio 2: "Pat O'Loughlin, aged 23, convict; sick or hurt, catarrhus; put on sick list, 20 April 1853, discharged duty 25 April 1853" (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4106910). 11 May, 1853: Folio 3: "Pat O'Loughlin, aged 23, convict; sick or hurt, gastritis; put on sick list, 11 May 1853, died 19 May 1853." Summary: Folios 16-17: "case no 8, Patrick O'Loughlin, aged 22, Convict; taken ill at Sea; sick or hurt, gastritis; put on sick list 11 May 1853, died 19 May 1853 at sea" (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C4106910). --00--

Dianne Jones avatar
Level 218
on 28th June 2022

COURT MARTIAL: 27 August, 1849: According to his very scant VDL Conduct Record, Patrick O'Loughlin was court martialled on this day in Edinburgh, convicted and sentenced to 7 years' transportation. There is no further detailed information about his offence in freely available records online from the National Archives, but a summary note for Patrick O'Laughlin [sic] reveals he was with the 21st Foot / 21st (Royal North British) Fusiliers: Name: Patk. O'Laughlin Court or Trial Date: 27 Aug Court or Trial Place: Edinburgh Regiment: 21st Regt. Reference Number: WO 92/2. A punishment of 7 years' transportation might have been applied for any of the following crimes: mutiny; desertion; relieving the enemy; cowardice; search for plunder; violence to a superior; disobedience; violence to bringer of provisions, forcing a safeguard; betraying watchword; giving false alarms; casting away arms, etc; quitting or sleeping on post; and embezzlement (Bennett, R.W., 1970, "Military law in 1839", at https://www.jstor.org/stable/44222984, Annex A, p240). --0--