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John Shaughnessy was transported on the Hooghley, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 22nd Apr 1825 with 194 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1823-1826 |
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Convict Notes
ENNIS, AUG 2- On Thursday, at the conclusion of our Assizes, above thirty persons were charged by proclamation. The following persons have been sentenced: - John Hallinan, rape, to be hanged on the 1st of September; George Parker, cow-stealing, James Minogue, sheep-stealing, Thomas Corbett, pig-stealing, Patrick Shaughnessy, sheep-stealing - to be transported for seven years. Connaught Journal, 6 Aug 1824. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index 1791-1873. Patrick Shaughnessy, per Hooghley, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 30 Jan 1832. 32/0040.
New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Copies of Letters Sent Within The Colony, 1814-1827. On list of prisoners sent for distribution at Minto Employed by Samuel Hassall
From Clare age 31 5' 1" brown hair and complexion hazel eyes. Well behaved employed by Mr Hassell