James Sullivan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1814
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
May 1838
Arrival
Sep 1838
Death
Dec 1880
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Personal Information

Name: James Sullivan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1814
Death: 17th Dec 1880
Age at death: 66
Occupation: Butcher

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 10 years

Voyage

Departed: 11th May 1838
Ship: Clyde
Arrival: 10th Sep 1838
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

James Sullivan was transported on the Clyde, departing 11th May 1838 and arriving 10th Sep 1838 with 181 passengers.

ClydeClyde (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm

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Convict Notes

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on 12th September 2013

James Sullivan was 24 years old on arrival. 2 brothers, Denis and Owen, all convicted of the same crime were also on the same ship. James was unable to read or write, 5'3 3/4" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, sallow and freckled complexion, diagonal scar under right eye, 2 scars centre of forehead. 1843: TOL Brisbane Waters. 8/8/1845: Married Bridget Whelan (cannot find ship). Bridget was a convict and arrived in 1840 and she had 1 daughter Maria/Mary born 16/3/1844 with Redmond Burke, who may have been a bounty immigrant and he died 11.2.1845. No marriage found for Redmond and Bridget. James and Bridget had 2 more daughters born in Sydney and then on 30/10/1849 they all left Sydney for San Francisco and arrived early 1850. By September 1850 James had established a firm "Sullivan & Secor, Coopers, with Theodore Secor. James and Bridget lived at 535 Mission Street and had 5 more children. Bridget died in 1891. 17/12/1880: James died in San Francisco.