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Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
Michael Sweeney was transported on the Canada, departing 23rd Apr 1819 and arriving 1st Sep 1819 with 138 passengers.
Canada (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 143 (73) |
| 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
The following are the names of the persons indicted to stand trial at the ensuing autumn circuit of Dumfries :-Michael Sweeney, or Swiney, alias John Sweeney or Swiney, for housebreaking and theft; Caledonian Mercury, 27 Aug 1818. -------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Michael Sweeney, alias John Sweeney Swiney, age on arrival, 20, per Canada (5) 1819, Tried at Dumfries Scotland Court of Justiciary, 1818, sentence 14 years, Native of Donegal Co., DOB 1799, trade - labourer. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary’s Index. SWEENEY, Michael. Per "Canada", 1819 1819 Sep 10 - On list of convicts disembarked from the "Canada" and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.253) 1822 Feb 8; 1823 Apr 18 - On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3291; 4/4570D pp.109, 113)