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Voyage
Transportation
Dennis Shea 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.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. Entrance book |
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Convict Notes
Certificate of Freedom 16 NOV 1842
Name Dennis Shea Vessel Arrived In Mariner Date of Admission/Photo 1833 Gaol Phoenix Hulk Gaol Location Sydney Harbor, New South Wales, Australia Record Type Entrance Book
religion Quaker
169735 Shea Dennis - Mariner 1827. 1827 State Archives of NSW. Bound indents Microfiche 664. Age 17. Stable boy from Bantry. Tried at Cork 31 July 1826 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing cloth. Assigned to Joseph Collitts at Castlereagh on arrival. 169528 Shea Dennis - Mariner 1827. 27 January 1848 Newcastle gaol Gaol Description and Entrance Books. State Archives NSW; Item: 2/2009; Roll: 757. Native of Cork. Occupation currier. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Singleton under sentence of 2 months confinement.
Born - Bantry Cork County Ireland. Single - Colonial sentence Norfolk Island.