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Transportation
Edward Spicer was transported on the Hercules, departing 3rd Jul 1830 and arriving 1st Nov 1830 with 205 passengers.
The "Hercules" ship was built in 1801 at South Sheilds, England. 1801 voyage from Ireland to New South Wales, Australia. Sailed via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape. A mutiny occurred just prior to their arrival at Rio - after 45 minutes it was quashed but 13 convicts had been killed. Jeremiah Pendergass was named as the ring leader and shot. 44 deaths in total on this voyage. There was then another ship, also named, "Hercules" built 1822 at Whitby, England who made 3 trips to Austraia, in 1825, 1830 & 1832.
Hercules (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
TRIM ASSIZES. SECOND DAY, TUESDAY. Edward Spicer, Thomas M'Kenna, Thomas Atkins, alias Cody, and Mathew Hanley, were placed the bar, charged with having committed rape upon Mary Anne Blackhorne on the 15th June 1829, in the town of Navan. Drogheda Journal, 13 March 1830.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Edward Spicer, age on arrival, 23, per Hercules II (2) 1830. Tried at Trim Meath Co, 1830, Life for Rape. DOB, 1807, Native place, Meath Co. Catholic. Single, Trade, Labourer reaper.