Phanix Rourke

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Summary

Born
Jan 1803
Conviction
Stealing a pig
Departure
Jan 1827
Arrival
May 1827
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Phanix Rourke
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1803
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Gents Servant
Aliases: Felix Rourke

Crime

Convicted at: Court Martial, St Helena
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Jan 1827
Ship: Mariner
Arrival: 23rd May 1827
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Phanix Rourke 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.

MarinerMariner (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 26th August 2025

Index to Colonial Secretary Letters Received. Felix Rourke, per Mariner. Date 1827. Ref: Letter no 27/5626.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 26th August 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Phanix Rourke, alias Felix, age on arrival, 24, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried St Helena Island Atlantic Ocean, 1826, 7 years for Stealing pig. DOB, 1803, Native place, ? . Single. Servant gentlemans. Religion, Protestant.