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Henry Sherry

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Born

Jan 1839

Conviction

Arson

Departure

Sep 1863

Arrival

Dec 1863

Death

Oct 1885

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Personal Information

Name: Henry Sherry

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1839

Death: 27th Oct 1885

Age at death: 46

Occupation: Soldier

Crime

Crime: Arson

Convicted at: Kent, Maidstone Assizes

Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 19th Sep 1863

Ship: Lord Dalhousie

Arrival: 28th Dec 1863

Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

Henry Sherry was transported on the Lord Dalhousie, departing 19th Sep 1863 and arriving 28th Dec 1863 with 272 passengers.

1852 - Voyage. 912 tons. Ferris from Cork. 322 male convicts. C.A. Anderson Esq, MD, Surgeon Superintendent.

Lord Dalhousie (generic)

References

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 573 (288)
Source Description	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original Source	Great Britain. Home Office
Compiled By	State Library of Queensland
Database Source	British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

on 28th October 2016

Henry Sherry's birth is registered for April, May, June 1839 in the District of Eastry, United Kingdom. On 24 July 1861 at the Maidstone Assizes, Kent, United Kingdom Sherry was convicted of "Unlawfully Maliciously & Feloniously Setting Fire to a Dwelling House a Person Being Therein" (His fathers residence). Sherry was sentenced to life, however was transported to the Swan River Colony (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) as convict # 7538 on the "Lord Dalhousie" that left Portland, England on September 25, 1863, arriving at the colony on December 28, 1863. Sherry was later provided a ticket of leave and went to Pinjarrah (now Pinjarra)before receiving a conditional pardon. He married and had 6 children before shooting his neighbour Catherine Waldock on September 16 1885. Sherry was convicted and hanged at Perth Gaol at 8.02 am on October 27 1885 and buried at what is now the Pioneer Cemetery in East Perth just north of the Western Australia Cricket Ground (in unknown grave).