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Transportation
Peter Rogan was transported on the Minerva, departing 1st Jan 1818 and arriving 7th Jun 1818 with 167 passengers.
The Minerva was built at Lancaster, England in 1804. 4 voyages bringing convict transportees to Australia.
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Convict Notes
The Rogans, &c. We understand that John Rogan, the father, and Murtagh Rogan, found guilty at last Down Assizes of wilfully burning their house, with intent to defraud the insurers; ... remain under sentence of death. Peter and Charles Rogan; ... have been respited until further orders. Belfast News-Letter, 22 Aug 1817.
COUNTY OF DOWN ASSIZES. WILFUL FIRE RAISING, &c This prosecution was carried on by the British and Irish United Fire Insurance Company, Dublin, against John Rogan and four of his sons, namely. Murtagh Rogan, Bernard Rogan, Peter Rogan, and Charles Rogan, who were all indicted capitally under the Statute of the 43d of the King, for wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the house of the Prisoner, John Rogan, at Ballyrea, near Newtownards, in this county, with intent to defraud the Insurance Company of a considerable sum of money insured thereon. Morning Post, 14 Aug 1817. ------------------------------------------------- It appeared that the prisoners had insured the premises for 1.5001. when the property was not worth 1001. and from the evidence no doubt remained of the house having been wilfully, set on fire. The Jury found John, the father, Murtagh, Peter, and Charles, the three sons, Guilty on the capital indictments, and Bernard Guilty on all the indictments for the conspiracies. The Judge then passed sentence of death on the four unhappy men and left them for execution. Johnson’s Sunday Monitor, 17 Aug 1817. ---------------------------------------------------- Downpatrick Gaol. —On Friday the 12th inst. about 10 o’clock at night, the gaoler having had some reason to suspect that the Rogans meditated an escape, proceeded to the cell of Bernard, Peter, and Charles Rogan, J. Cartwright, and F. McAlinden, all under sentence of transportation, where he found that considerable progress had been made by the convicts towards effecting their purpose, by raising the floor, and preparing a passage for themselves out of the cell. Public Ledger, 29 Sep 1817.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Peter Rogan, alias Regan, age on arrival, 25, per Minerva I (1) 1818, Tried Down, 1817, Life, DOB 1793 Native place, Newtown Airds?, Trade, Labourer. -------------------------------------------------- Minerva Indent https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P130 Charles Rogan, age 21, Arson and intent to defraud Insurance office, Aug 1817, Life, Tried at Down. Peter Rogan, age 23, Arson and intent to defraud Insurance office, Aug 1817, Life, Tried at Down. --------------------------------------------------- Description Record. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON23-1-3-P028 No 48. Peter Rogan, age 24, 5ft 7 ½, dk sandy hair, blue eyes, trade, labourer, Tried at Down, Aug 1817, Life. Per Minerva 1818, Native place, Newtown Assel, Ireland. Much Pock pitted. -------------------------------------------------- Native place prabably Newtownards, Co. Down.