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Voyage
Transportation
John Sullivan was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 14th Jul 1816 and arriving 20th Dec 1816 with 150 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
John Sullivan, for being absent from his dwelling-house on the nights of the 5th, 11th, and 19th of November last; and Denis Ryan, for being absent from his house on the night of the 26th ult. They were both immediately sentenced to be transported for seven years to Botany Bay; and in pursuance of said sentence, were yesterday morning sent off from this place to Cork, for embarkation. Morning Post, 15 Dec 1815. -------------------------------------------------- Both men were tried under the Insurrection Act.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. John Sullivan, age on arrival, 24, per Surrey I (1816), Tried Limerick Co., 1815, 7 years. DOB, 1792, Native place, Limerick, Labourer.