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James Rafferty was transported on the Hercules, departing 3rd Jul 1830 and arriving 1st Nov 1830 with 205 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
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NSW Convict Application to Marry James Rafferty, per Hercules, (4), Age 48, Sentence, Life; T. of L; and Mary Cassidy, per Surrey, age 24, Free. Maitland, Date of permission, 8 Nov 1842. NSW Marriage Reg. Ref: 2692/1842, James Rafferty and Maria Cassidy, LK district, East Maitland; Maitland or West Maitland, Roman Catholic.
Burglary and Robbery. On Friday night Mr. Jas. Green’s house. South Circular road, was broken into under the window, and great quantity of property, books, plate, and wearing apparel, taken away. About one o’clock on Saturday, peace officers Gilbert and Manly arrested a fellow calling himself James Leonard, on Ormond quay, selling some volumes, part of the property stolen. He could give no account of himself, and was committed for trial, the books having been identified by Mr. Green. Saunders’s News-Letter, 29 March 1830. James Leonard, James Rafferty, Margaret Murphy, Anne Magan, and Edward Magan, were indicted for burglary, committed on the house of James Green, of Harrington street, near the Circular-road, on the ult James Green identified the property produced, and said, that his house was broken into through a hole made in the wall, and robbed of several articles which he enumerated, and now saw before him. Knew Rafferty, who had worked for him during three months, and had been discharged from his employment about seven weeks previous to the robbery. Bridget Green, his wife, also identified several articles. Jane Philips, broker, Patrick-street identified Anne Edward as having sold part of the stolen property to her, which she gave up when applied by the police. She was asked Edward Mangan on the virtue of her oath, did not tell her they were stolen when she bought them, but she denied it. Catherine Curry identified Rafferty, and proved several facts relative to his bringing a case of pistols, and other articles which belonged to Mr, Green, to the house which she lodged in Elbow-lane, off the Coombe, where he was arrested with them in his possession. She likewise proved that she saw other parts of the stolen property the possession of the Magans, who lived another apartment of the same house. being cross-examined by Rafferty, her means of livelihood, she said she lived no roguery, for she was kept up man, and did not allow people like him to make a habit of frequenting her room. John Cahill, a boy of very reputable appearance was brought to prove his acquaintance with the prisoners, and his seeing the properly stolen from Mr. Green in their possession. detailed several circumstances connected with the affair, and identified his friends the actors it. did not know Leonard, a boy like himself, but by the name of the Cossack. Peace Officers Gilbert, Prender, and Manly, proved the various circumstances the arrest of the prisoners; and detection of the stolen property, either in their possession, or by means of duplicates, from the places in which they were pawned ; and the case closed for the prosecution. Cath Curry was re-examined for the defence on the part of Margaret Murphy and proved that several of the articles found in box belonging her, were put there without her knowledge. Margaret Morris corroborated this testimony, and Mr. Justice Torrens, in charging the jury, said, did not consider the evidence implicated Margaret Murphy, or Anne in the offence with which they stood indicted, though it might convict on another charge if brought against them. The jury accordingly acquitted them, and returned verdict of guilty against the other prisoners. The Pilot, 23 April 1830. James Leonard, James Rafferty, and Edward Magan, for burglary and robbery. Judgment of death recorded. Dublin Morning Register, 23 April 1830.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. James Rafferty, age on arrival, 35, per Hercules II (2) 1830. Tried at Dublin, 1830, Life for Burglary. DOB, 1795, Native place, Kings Co. widower. Catholic, Trade, Carpenter steward gardener.