Summary
Born
Jan 1789
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Apr 1819
Arrival
Aug 1819
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: James Rorke
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1789
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Aliases: Rourke
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Galway
Sentence term: 7 years
Voyage
Departed: 24th Apr 1819
Ship: Bencoolen
Arrival: 25th Aug 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales
Transportation
James Rorke was transported on the Bencoolen, departing 24th Apr 1819 and arriving 25th Aug 1819 with 153 passengers.
Departed from Cork. 150 Male passengers - no deaths. 123 of the convicts were trans-shipped to Van Diemens Land in the Admiral Cockburn, arriving there in September 1819.
Bencoolen (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes


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Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. James Rorke, alias Rourke, age on arrival, 30, Bencoolen, 1819. Tried 1817 at Galway Town Galway Co., 7 years. DOB 1789, Native place, Clare Co. Trade, Labourer.