James Sheridan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	James Sheridan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1815
Occupation:	Sweep
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing clothes
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	James Laing
Departure date:	16th February, 1834
Arrival date:	29th June, 1834
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 134 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Sydney Herald, 19 Mar 1841. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 29th April, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
James Sheridan, aged 19, Catholic, per James Laing (1834), tried at Dublin, 1833, 7 years, for Stealing clothes. Former conviction – 1 month. Native of Dublin. DOB- 1815. Single. Trade, Sweep.

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Sydney Herald, 19 Mar 1841.
Certificates of Freedom.
James Sheridan, James Laing.

D Wong on 29th April, 2020 wrote:

James Sheridan was listed as 19 years old on arrival.

Native Place: Dublin

James could read, was RC, single, 5’5½” tall, ruddy and freckled complexion, brown hair, grey eyes, scar right side of under lip, two scars over inner corner of left eyebrow, scar left side of upper lip, scar back of middle finger of right hand, large circular scar back of calf of left leg.

26/9/1838: TOL parramatta

30/6/1840: COF

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 29th April, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Sydney Herald, 19 Mar 1841. Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. (prev. ), firstname: James, surname: Sheridan, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1815, date of death: 0000, gender: m,