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Peter Scallion

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Summary

Born
Jan 1814
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1833
Arrival
Jan 1834
Death
Nov 1839
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Personal Information

Name: Peter Scallion
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1814
Death: 26th Nov 1839
Age at death: 25
Occupation: Errand boy

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Carlow
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 6th Sep 1833
Ship: Royal Sovereign
Arrival: 19th Jan 1834
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Peter Scallion was transported on the Royal Sovereign, departing 6th Sep 1833 and arriving 19th Jan 1834 with 170 passengers.

Royal SovereignRoyal Sovereign (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm

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on 11th July 2013

Peter Scallion was 20 years old when transported to NSW. Peter was single and his native place was Wexford. 8/5/1839: Shot and killed Andrew Shanley(Eliza 1827) at Sutton Forest on 8/5/1839, he died the next day. Andrew Shanley was on his way to the Maneroo with a bullock dray and Joseph Saunders was the driver. At night, the dray was visited by the prisoner and 5 other men (Richard Jones alias Knight, Samuel Ellis, James Hickey, William Barnes and George Carey/or Curry. They all had blackened faces, they shot Shanley and robbed the dray of property of considerable value. 26/11/1839: Peter Scallion, Joseph Saunders and George Carey/Curry were all executed. The other were reprieved, Samuel Ellis (John Barry 1835) to Norfolk Island and VDL, also William Barnes (Recovery 1836).