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Personal Information
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Voyage
Transportation
Jeremiah Sullivan was transported on the Guildford, departing 14th Nov 1817 and arriving 1st Apr 1818 with 203 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Jeremiah Sullivan is mentioned in the Criminal Petition submitted on behalf of fellow convict, Robert Dennis, who arrived on the same ship. National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/27/37. Date. 1831 Sept 16. Prisoner name: Robert Dennis. Prisoner occupation: Former Private in the 82nd Regiment of Foot, a native of Halifax, Yorkshire. Court and date of trial: County Cork Spring Assizes, 1817. Crime: Felonious assault, in the streets of Cork, in 1817. Initial sentence: [Death recorded] and commuted to transportation for life. Annotated (Outcome): 'In New South Wales'; 'Nil'. Petitioner(s): 52 inhabitants of Halifax including three magistrates, five surgeons, six attorneys and seven clergymen. Grounds for clemency (Petition Details): The crime was unpremeditated and committed whilst intoxicated; his good conduct in the army and in New South Wales; his parents' good character. Other papers: Note from Lord Morpeth endorsing the respectability of the signatories to the petition. Additional Information: Convict served eight years in the 82nd Regiment - details of his army service are given. Convicted with Jeremiah Sullivan (fellow private in the 82nd Regiment) who was also sentenced to death and commuted to transportation for life.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Jeremiah Sullivan, age on arrival, 34, per Guildford (3) 1818, Tried Cork City, 1817, Life. DOB, 1784, native place Kerry Co., Soldier labourer.