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Transportation
Michael Roche was transported on the Parmelia, departing 29th Oct 1833 and arriving 2nd Mar 1834 with 90 passengers.
2 voyages carrying convict passengers - 1832 & 1833/34. Please note that the 1833/34 register of persons is not complete on this web site. Recorded as having 196 prisoners. 2 people died (of cholera prior to leaving England - John Wilson, soldier and Thomas Hopkins, convict. 2 more died during the voyage - Roger Sims and John Sullivan.
Parmelia (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 |
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Convict Notes




Name Michael Roche Age 19 Date of Conviction 16 Jul 1833 Place of Conviction Tipperary Estimated Birth Year abt 1814 Vessel Parmelia (2) Port of Arrival New South Wales Date of Arrival 1 Mar 1834 © 1997-2025 Ancestry 1835 - New South Wales Government Gazette. Wed 8 Apr 1835 [Issue No.162] Page 203. Government Gazette Notices Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Office, April 7, 1835. THE undermentioned Prisoners having absconded from the individuals and employments set against their respective names, Roche, Michael, Parmelia (2), No. 34-692, 20, Tip- perary, labourer, 5 feet 3¼ inches, ruddy and freckled comp., brown hair, blue to grey ,eyes, nose thin, scar front of leg, from D. Mackellar, Argyle, since 28th Ultimo. Second time of absconding.