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Transportation
Michael Tracy was transported on the Boyd, departing 10th Mar 1809 and arriving 14th Aug 1809 with 144 passengers.
395 ton ship. Departed Cork, Ireland for New South Wales, Australia 1809. After leaving Australia, for New Zealand, the vessel was set upon by natives from Bay of Islands and most onboard the ship were massacred (including cannibalization). The boat was captured and towed to Motu Wai (Red Island) were it was totally destroyed.
Boyd (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW State Archives Reel 6002; 4/3490D pp.171-3 |
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Convict Notes
23 December 1820 – Hanged at Sydney for burglary at the house of John Waite.
Michael Tracy, aged 29 years, convicted of cow stealing March 1808, at Sligo, Ireland. Sentence: 7 years, [Convict indent and ships muster roll quoted in BDA: https://www.bda-online.org.au/mybda/search/biographical-report/10012253901?f=michael&l=tracy&ol=&i=3&s=&p= ] He escaped to Calcutta in the "Marian" in 1810 with Mary Donald (Indispensible 1796). NSW Colonial Secretary's records: 1811 Apr 27 To G Dowdeswell, Bengal, re Tracy (NSW State Archives Reel 6002; 4/3490D pp.171-3. Ancestry.com has the image at https://www.ancestry.com.au/interactive/1905/32086_228404-00279/174813?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/157367769/person/372173341419/facts/citation/1042244026234/edit/record#?imageId=32086_228404-00279 )