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Transportation
John Tierney was transported on the Kinnear, departing 10th Jul 1842 and arriving 23rd Oct 1842 with 174 passengers.
Built 1834 at Yarmouth. Wood barque of 369 Tons. (Register of persons transported is not yet completed - currently being listed.) 1842 Voyage. OCT. 23. - Arrived the barque Kinnear, Lidderdale master, from Dublin 10th July, with 180 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent - G. J. Fox, Esq. The guard consists of Captain Bull (with Mrs. Bull, 4 children, and 1 female servant), and 30 rank and file of the 99th Regt., - 4 women, and 6 children. Colonial Times (Hobart) 25 Oct 1842.
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Kinnear Indent: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-17$init=CON14-1-17P62 and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON14-1-17$init=CON14-1-17P63 6826. John Tierney, tried at Kings, 4 March 1842, 7 years, age 34, height 5ft 7 ¼, Catholic, can neither read nor write, married, 4 children. Offence: Stealing 2 pigs, p. Rhody Quilk, of Kings Co. once for a bundle of firing, 14 days. Surgeon’s Report: Good. Trade, Ploughman & F. Labourer. Native place, Tipperary. Remarks: W, Letitia at N.P. 2S, Catherine, Sarah, at N.P. ----------------------------------------------------- Conduct record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-28$init=CON33-1-28p168 8 Sept 1846 Ticket of Leave. Cert 21.5.1849. (In margin) 2.4.49. Free passage for ???? allowed.
John TIERNEY was convicted at Kings County, Ireland on 4 March 1832 for stealing pigs. Gaol report: "good". 7 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship "Kinnear" arriving 23 Oct 1842. Married man, 4 children. Wife - Letitia at native place. Native place of birth: Tipperary, Ireland. Aged 34 yrs; farm labourer & ploughman; 5'7 1/4" height; fresh complexion; dk brown hair; blue eyes. Colony of VDL: Assigned to work duties. 2 yrs Probation Period. 1st Station Gang at Westbury 1 July 1843, at Westbury: Misconduct, in begging from passers by. 1 mth hard labour, in chains. 8 Sept 1846: Ticket of Leave granted. 1844 at Mr. Saltmarsh's, Longford 1847: Conditional Pardon recommended 2 April 1849: Free passage for xxx allowance 21 May 1849: Free Certificate issued N.B. There are variations in spelling of surname and also other convicts by this name in the Colony. 8 Apr 1851: Departure from VDL: John TIERNEY, cabin passenger, free by servitude, from Launceston, VDL bound for London by ship "Winchester". Ship to Colony - "Kinnear". (ref. POL 220/1/1 pg 352)