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Transportation
Murtagh Shields was transported on the Anne (Luz St. Anna), departing 26th Jun 1800 and arriving 21st Feb 1801 with 9 passengers.
Registered at London, England 1799. Voyage departed Cork, Ireland 26 June 1800. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro. Mutiny on board 29 July. Arrived New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1801. (Passenger list currently being recorded - as yet not complete.)
Anne (Luz St. Anna) (generic)References
| Primary Source | Hornsby Shire Historical Society; Pioneers of Hornsby Shire, 1788-1906, 1979. |
Claims
"Murty Shields is my 4th GG on mother's side."
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Convict Notes
Family connections for Murtagh/Murty (Shields) are: SHIELDS Murtagh/Murty (Shields) was born about 1760. He married in England & produced 6children, none of whom apparantly came to Australia. He was tried for horse theft in Kilkenny Ireland, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 21 2 1801 after a voyage of 8months on ANNE/LUZ ST ANNA. He was apparantly assigned to Elizabeth (Morris) after 1809. He had a relationship with Elizabeth (Morris her third (3of4) relationship). He was granted land in 1821. He was recorded as a labourer at Castle Hill in 1827. He died on 8 7 1836 age75 father of 7children. [Some details taken from this Website] Elizabeth (Morris) daughter of John (Morris) & Sarah (Collins) was born on 31 7 1775. In about 1785 she was acquitted of felony at Bristol Gloucestershire. She was tried for grand larceny w/2adults at Bristol Sessions Oyer & Terminer Commission on 5 4 1790 (one ref. shows her as age12), sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 5months on Fleet ship MARY ANN/E. About 1792 she associated firstly (1of4) with John/Jhyn (Dalton age16) & produced 1child. She was Free by Servitude by 1799. When her second husband died she took over running of farm with children Hannah, William & John; & convict Murtagh/Murty (Shields) was apparantly assigned to her. She married secondly (2of4) William (Kentwell) on 4 1 1796 at St Johns CofE Parramatta & produced 5children. She had a fourth relationship with Thomas (Thompkins), produced 2children & married him (ages recorded as her68 & him29) on 15 8 1820 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 25 1 1852 age77 mother of 9children. [Some details taken from this Website] Murtagh/Murty (Shields) & Elizabeth (Morris) produced 2children: 1.James Henry (Shields) was born on 3 2 1813 at Castle Hill & baptised on 30 12 1827 age14 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He died on 1 11 1890 age77. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, SYDNEY, 28th April 1821. THE following LIST of NAMES of NEW SETTLERS, who are to receive GRANTS of LAND, and of OLD SETTLERS, who are to have additional LANDS located for them in the Year 1821, is published for general Information : ….. Murty Shields, …. Sydney Gazette, 12 May 1821.
Murtagh was known as Murty, he had a son, James Henry Shields in 1813, with another convict, Elizabeth Morris 1777-1852 who arrived on Mary Anne third fleet 1791. Murty Shields left a wife and 6 children back in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Around 1812, Murtagh formed a liason with Elizabeth Kentwell (nee Morris) (Convict; Mary Anne 1791), the widow of William Kentwell. Thye had a son James Henry Shields, born 1813.