Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Matthew Rooney was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
Matthew Rooney, for stealing a quantity of clothes from Margaret Shaw, on the 11th Nov.— Guilty. Not sentenced. Waterford Mail, 15 Mar 1826.
169728 Rooney Matthew - Mariner 1827. 1827 State Archives of NSW. Bound indents Microfiche 664. Age 16. Errand boy from Cork. Tried in Waterford 16 March 1826 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for house robbery. Assigned to the A.A. company on arrival.
Born - Cork County Ireland. Single.