Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Clara Sweeney was transported on the Broxbournebury, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 127 passengers.
Broxbournebury (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 149 (76) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
• SWEENEY, Clara (c1790-1814) Tried - 15 Sept 1813 Middlesex Clara was 23 when she appeared before the Old Bailey where it was alleged that she had invited Jonathon Maker, a drunken stranger to the city, to her room late one night. In the morning Mr Maker found he had £15 missing from his pockets and he called for a Police Officer and when Clara was searched the money was found falling from her petticoat. Because Jonathon Maker admitted to being intoxicated at the time, the death sentence handed down was commuted to transportation for life to NSW. Clara Sweeney died on the ship during the voyage, on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th of July 1814. She was said to have been a Roman Catholic and had been ill from consumption. The next morning after breakfast Clara was “buried in the deep”. She would have been aged about 24 years-old. (Source: Journal of a voyage performed on board the ship Broxbornebury, Captain Thomas Pitcher, from England to New South Wales, 1814 [manuscript] / by J.H. Bent)