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Transportation
Rose Mccallion was transported on the Janus, departing 23rd Oct 1819 and arriving 3rd May 1820 with 109 passengers.
Rig Type: S. Built: New York 1810 Size (tons): 308 The Janus was also a whaling ship. 1819/20 voyage: Female convicted women embarked in England and then in Cork, Ireland. One Rebecca Connolly embarked at Cork but due to ill health was returned to Depot. Sailed on 19 Dec 1819. Arrived at Port Jackson, NSW 3 May 1820. On 20th May, 68 of the women was boarded on the Princess Charlotte bound for Van Diemen's Land, to Port Dalrymple and Hobart. A formal enquiry was held as to the treatment of the women by the Captain and his crew. Note: Not all of the women from Ireland have been included yet on this Register. Currently being updated. Two of the Women convicts, Mary Long, and Lydia Elsden claimed to be in a pregnant condition on arrival. Mary Long claimed the Captain, thomas Mowat, was the father of her child, and Lydia Elsden claimed the Chief Officer, John Hedges, was the father of her child, to which they both swore before the Magistrate.
Janus (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian Archives |
Claims
"Rose McCallion My GGGG Grandmother Margaret Fagan My GGG Grandmother Mary Anne Burke My GG Grandmother Florence Mansergh My G Grandmother Florence Gleeson My Grandmother Kevin McGrath My Dad Sue-Ellen McGrath Me"
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Convict Notes
https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD32-1-1-p191j2k Baptism listed at Hobart Catholic Church, July 5 1830. Margaret, parents James Fagan and Rose McCallion.
Following their arrival in NSW per Janus, sixty-eight of the women were embarked on the 'Princess Charlotte' on 16th May, bound for Van Diemen's Land. They were obliged at first to put back into port for a week because of unfavourable winds however soon resumed this second voyage. Twenty-five women were sent to Port Dalrymple and forty-three to Hobart. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2p51 List of Prisoners per Princess Charlotte to Port Dalrymple. Rose McKeillan, age 25, Country service, Donegal, Summer 1818, 7 years. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. MCCALLION, Rose. Per "Janus", 1820 1820 May 16 On list of convicts transhipped from the "Janus" to the "Princess Charlotte" and forwarded to Port Dalrymple; listed as McKullan (Reel 6007; 4/3502 p.38)
Rose McCALLION was convicted at Donegal, Ireand for sheep stealing. 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Australia, New South Wales per the ship "Janus" 1820. Further transferred to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Princess Charlotte" 1820. (N.B. some various in the spelling of her name) Colony of VDL: Clear Conduct record