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Summary

Born
Jan 1821
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Feb 1834
Arrival
Jun 1834
Death
Sep 1854
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Personal Information

Name: Christopher Walsh
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1821
Death: 25th Sep 1854
Age at death: 33
Occupation: Errand boy

Crime

Crime: Stealing money
Convicted at: Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 16th Feb 1834
Ship: James Laing
Arrival: 29th Jun 1834
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Christopher Walsh was transported on the James Laing, departing 16th Feb 1834 and arriving 29th Jun 1834 with 142 passengers.

James LaingJames Laing (generic)

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Primary Sourcehttp://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm

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on 12th July 2013

Christoper Walsh was 13 years old on arrival in NSW. He was the younger brother of John Walsh (Royal Sovereign 1833). 9/12/1840: COF 1842: Married Mary McLoughlin/McLoughlan, at Maitland, they had 6 children, only 4 were living at the time of Mary's death. 30/3/1854: Empire, Sydney: Report said that Christopher was prone to drinking and in the habit of beating his wife, Mary had many bruises all over her body, and the last time he beat her he broke a gun butt over her head and killed her. Mary was 7 months pregnant at the time. 25/9/1854: Christopher was hanged for Mary's murder, leaving 4 orphaned children.