John Jun. Quinn

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Jun. Quinn
Aliases:	Quin
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1798
Occupation:	Weaver
Date of Death:	1825
Age:	27 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Perjury
Convicted at:	Ireland, Armagh
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Minerva
Departure date:	22nd December, 1817
Arrival date:	6th July, 1818
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 72 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 10th November, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
John Quinn junr., alias Quin, age 20, Minerva (I) 1818, Tried 1817, Armagh, Life. DOB 1798, native of Armagh, Weaver.
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Tasmanian Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p120
Letter dated 12 Sept 1826, from Colonial Secretary Office, saying that John Quinn was sentenced to 7 years transportation not for Life.

Maureen Withey on 11th November, 2020 wrote:

https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1p129
Convicts on the Minerva, List dated 30 Dec 1817, Castle of Dublin.
Armagh
John Quinn Junr., age 18, Perjury, July 1817, Life.

Penny-Lyn Beale on 6th May, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826
No; 4
Name; John Quin
Ship arrived by; Minerva
To whom assigned; DIED; 3 Oct 1825

Alphabetical register of the appropriation of convicts in the North,
No; 4. John Quin.
Height; 5 ft 7 1/2 in.
Hair; Brown.
Eyes; Hazel
Age; 27 in 1818 [1791]
Trade; Labourer
Trial; Armagh - July 1817. Sentence; Life
Ship; Minerva.
Native Place; Armagh.
Remarks; Pock pitted

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 10th November, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: John Jun., surname: Quinn, alias1: Quin, alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1798, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Maureen Withey on 11th November, 2020 made the following changes:

crime

Penny-Lyn Beale on 6th May, 2021 made the following changes:

date of death: 1825 (prev. 0000)