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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Peter Ivers was transported on the Minerva, departing 24th Aug 1799 and arriving 11th Jan 1800 with 240 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
Minerva (generic)References
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Claims
"Currently researching United Irishmen involved in uprisings of 1798 in Ireland and finding their family connections to convicts sent to Australia for 'treasonable acts'."
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Convict Notes
"Ivers is from the town of Carlow, by trade a watch maker & of a very low education, but possessed of very good natural abilities, he got a tolerable education but converted it to a bad purpose. he was to have been a member of the Irish National convention & was acting immediately under Lord Edward Fitzgerald, when he was taken at Oliver Bond’s house in Bridge street Dublin, by the information of a man of the name of Reynolds, one of the conspirators, who struck by a remorse of conscience came forward and gave so much information, as frustrated the wicked, infernal and diabolical intentions of these selfcreated constitution makers. What a government would it have been? when Ivers from Carlow was one of its senators! " Journal of John Price kept on the convict transport Minerva (118 ff.) Saturday April 13 1799
Peter Evers is his birth name, which appears on the records for his arrest and documentation for Kilmainham Gaol. It is possible Peter Evers is related to Charles Evers who was massacred on Dunlavin Fairgreen on 24 May 1798.
Born - Carlow County Ireland. Listed as the Carlow delegate of the United Irishmen and a Carpet mat maker.