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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Matthew Powell was transported on the Fergusson, departing 16th Nov 1828 and arriving 26th Mar 1829 with 220 passengers.
Departed Dublin. 214 male prisoners - 2 deaths.
Fergusson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Commission of Oyer and Terminer. County Calendar.— …. Mathew Powell and Thomas Donnegan; burglary and robbery. … Dublin Evening Packet, 26 June 1828. COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE— JuIy 3. The Commission trials closed about seven o'clock, when the following sentences were passed : … Mathew Powell and Thomas Donegan, burglary and robbery—death recorded. …. Saunders’ News-Letter, 5 July 1828.
... - Judgment of death recorded; Matthew Powell and Thomas Dungan, burglary and robbery, ditto; ... Dublin Evening Packet, 5 July 1828.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Matthew Powell, age on arrival, 28, per Fergusson, 1829, Tried 1828 at Dublin, Life, for Burglary. DOB, 1801, native place, Dublin, Single, Catholic, Trade, Shepherd labourer.