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Owen Stapleton was transported on the Hooghley, departing 5th Jan 1825 and arriving 22nd Apr 1825 with 194 passengers.
The Hooghley was built in London in 1819. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Hooghley in 1825, 1828, 1831 and 1834. 1831 Voyage - Hooghley. Shipping; Intelligence. ARRIVALS. From Cork, on Tuesday last, whence she sailed the 24th June last, the ship, Hooghley,309 tons, Captain Reeves, with- 184 female prisoners. Surgeon superintendent, James Ellis, Esq. this vessel brings out ten free settlers and 20 children, as steerage passengers. Source; The Sydney Herald. Mon 3 Oct 1831. Page 4. Shipping Intelligence.
Hooghley (generic)References
| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Warrants of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1824, Hooghley |
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Contributed by Kim souvertjis on 5th August 2025 Mary Noonan is buried with her daughter "Mrs Comerford" in Blayney cemetery NSW. Her husband Owen Stapleton is buried with his first wife Mary Norris in Penrith.
Ireland National Archives. Ireland – Australia Database. Doc No FS 1828 1. Date of Doc: 1/3/1828. List of applicants for their wives and families to be sent out to New South Wales at the expense of the Crown. Wife, Mary Norris, residing at Raghill, Co Tipperary.
Convict Applications to Marry. Owen Stapleton, per Hooghley (1), age 47; Life; T of L; and Mary Noonan, per Asia (7), age 22; 7 years; Bond; Date of Permission, 22 Apr 1835, Windsor.
From Co Tipperary age 36 5' 6 3/4" brown complexion rather bald blue eyes very well behaved assigned to Mr Terry Owen Stapleton in the New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1856. 23/5/1825 Servant of Samuel Terry. Petition for free passage for his wife Mary Norris and six children 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy) for Owen Stapleton listed as a servant for Samuel Terry of Evan Owen Stapleton in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870. Name: Owen Stapleton Age: 52 Birth Year:1787 Origin Place:Tipperary County Conviction Date:22 Aug 1824 Arrival year:1825 Pardon Date:1 Sep 1839 Vessel Name:Hooghley Record Type:Conditional Pardon Number:40/163 New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) View title info Wed 9 Oct 1833 [Issue No.84] Page 409 TICKETS OF LEAVE. COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, SYDNEY, 7th OCTOBER, 1833. TICKETS OF LEAVE. THE following Prisoners of the Crown have obtained Tickets of Leave since the last day of publication. Evan - Stapleton Owen, Hooghley (1) An Owen Stapleton died at Penrith 1857 aged 73 4174/1857 Another Owen Stapleton died at Penrith 3058/1856