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Transportation
Laurence Sullivan was transported on the Marquis Of Huntley, departing 27th Sep 1827 and arriving 30th Jan 1828 with 165 passengers.
Marquis Of Huntley (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry |
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Convict Notes
On Monday, the following convicts were sent off by the Mail Coach from Tralee Gaol to the Hulk at Cove, pursuant to their sentence at the last Assizes :—William Mahony, William McCarthy, Lawrence Sullivan, Garry Fitzgerald, Patrick Kerrisk, James Callaghan, and Michael Fitzgerald, The above convicts were safely lodged on board the Hulk at Cove, in twelve hours after leaving Gaol. There are at present 347 male convicts on board the Hulk, from the several prisons in Ireland, who are said to be remarkably well behaved, which the officer in charge attributes entirely to the salutary Gaol discipline now established. Limerick Chronicle, 26 May 1827.
Source: Ireland- Australia Transportation Database. Petition. No PPC 3074. document date: 16/4/1827 Petitioner, Boetius Sullivan, father of convict. Laurence Sullivan, convict, tried Kenmare, Co. Kerry., for sheep stealing. Sentence, Transportation 7 years. Petitioner resides in Killarney, Co. Kerry and is aged 80 yrs. Convict is a victualler by trade. other defendant, Garret Fitzgerald. 2nd petition received 18 May 1827.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry Laurence Sullivan, age on arrival, 27, per Marquis of Huntley, 1828, tried 1827 at Kerry, 7 years, for Stealing sheep. DOB, 1801, native place, Kerry. Catholic. Single. Butcher.