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Transportation
Hugh Vaughan was transported on the Asia 1, departing 29th Oct 1824 and arriving 22nd Feb 1825 with 119 passengers.
Built by A Hall & Co at Aberdeen in 1818. A Brig of 536 tons. (Wikipedia) 1830 - Voyage. Asia from Ireland. Female Convict Ship; Stead; Master, Alexander Nesbit M.D. Surgeon Superintendent. Arrived in Sydney Cove 13 Jan 1830. Mustered - 186. Died on Voyage - 3. Disembarked - 1. Total Embarked - 200
Asia 1 (generic)References
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Moreton Bay Convict Record. Hugh Vaughan, per Asia 4, tried at Cavan, 1 Aug 1824, Life, thrasher, Colonial sentence, Gen Sess. Windsor, 23 Aug 1826, Running from an Iron Gang & theft. Three years. To Sydney, 4 Jul 1832. Description: Hugh Vaughan, native of County Cavan, age 21, 5ft 3 in, Fresh comp, lt. brown, blue eyes, catholic. --------------------------------------------------- Police Reports, Windsor. Friday, Sept 22. Peter Tarney, Hugh Vaughan, and Henry Sutor, severally charged that they had absconded from Plumby's Iron gang, in the neighbourhood of Emu and Penrith; the prisoners confessed the offence adduced against them; ordered to be returned, via Penrith Court, to be dealt with. SATURDAY, SEPT. 23. Tarney, Vaughan, and Sutor, the three prisoners who had absconded from the iron gang, were proceeding homeward, when a sad misfortune happened to them.-"Oh, had it not been for the rain, they would have started one day sooner " They were met by one Patrick Lyon who had been robbed, and who was proceeding to the Court to make an affidavit of his loss; the robbers had constructed the business so wisely, and divided the spoil with such strict accuracy, that they all three, the prisoners before named, became, embraced within the penalty of the felony. Patrick Lynn identified a shirt on Vaughan's body, another on the person of Sutor, and a pair of trousers on the long extremities of Turney; he swore to the property and how he lost it. No doubt they little calculated when they absconded a few days ago, that they were commencing the journey of their sentence, each to a penal settlement for 3 years. Sydney Gazette, 30 Sept 1826.
Cavan Assizes. The following trials have taken place. Hugh Vaughan, found guilty of burglary and robbery. Death recorded. Enniskillen Chronicle, 5 Aug 1824. --------------------------------------------------- Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Hugh Vaughan, age on arrival, 18, per Asia I (3) 1825, Tried Cavan Co., 1824, Life. DOB 1807, native of Fermanagh Co. Thresher. Died 1838, at Tournay Stockade.
Hugh Vaughan- Asia. Date of Death: 21/12/1838. Tawrang --------------------------------------------- 1824 - Australia, List of Convicts with Particulars, 1788-1842 Name: Hugh Vaughan Convicted Location: Cavan, Ireland Convicted Date: 1 Aug 1824. Age at conviction: 18 Estimated birth year: abt 1806 Birth Location: Fermanagh, Ireland Sentence: Life 5Ft 3 1/4. Hair: Flaxen. Eyes; Light Blue Noted against his name: Died at Towrang Stockade 21 Dec 1838 in consequence of a ???? in the works vide letter 39/57 --------------------------------------------- 1826 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 Date of Admission: 28 Jul 1826 Gaol: Sydney. Gaol Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Record Type:Entrance Book Prisoner. Ship: Asia. Bench Bathurst. Absenting from Road Gang. To work in Irons 12 Months. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 Birth Year: 1804. Age: 29. Arrival year: 1825 Gaol: Parramatta Gaol Location: North Parramata, New South Wales, Australia Record Type: Entrance Book ------------------------------------------------