Matthew Sullivan

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Summary

Born
Jan 1806
Conviction
Rape
Departure
Feb 1835
Arrival
May 1835
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Matthew Sullivan
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1806
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Soldier

Crime

Crime: Rape
Convicted at: Colchester General Court Martial
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 23rd Feb 1835
Ship: Clorinda
Arrival: 12th May 1835
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Matthew Sullivan was transported on the Clorinda, departing 23rd Feb 1835 and arriving 12th May 1835 with 9 passengers.

Barque CLORINDA 184 tons, Capt. Mitchell, arrived VDL on Monday 20 April, 1835 from Mauritius Feb. 23, with a cargo of sugar, coffee, salt, etc. Then arrived Sydney 12/5/1835 with nine prisoners of the Crown. All boarded at Ceylon.

ClorindaClorinda (generic)

References

Primary SourceNew South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849; and Irish Convicts to Australia, by Peter Mayberry at http://members.pcug.org.au

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Convict Notes

Dianne Jones avatar
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on 17th August 2020

1835, 21 April: Matthew SULLIVAN per Clorinda was admitted to HM’s Gaol, Hobart Town, “while Clorinda remains in port”. On 25 April 1835, he was discharged and re-embarked on the Clorinda for the final leg of her voyage to Sydney from Ceylon (see Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register, HM Gaol Record Book - Alphabetical Register of Prisoners Admitted). 1835, 12 May: Matthew SULLIVAN, a soldier in the 97th Regiment and groom, was 29 years old and single on arrival in NSW. His native place was Tipperary County. 1835, 12 May: From the Clorinda, he was admitted to the Phoenix Hulk and held there until 14 May when he was sent to Hyde Park Barracks (see NSW Convict Records 1810-91; Phoenix Hulk Entrance Records 1833-1837).

Dianne Jones avatar
218
on 17th August 2020

TRIED: Colombo Supreme Court, Ceylon, in August 1834 (New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849).