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Michael Weir was transported on the Three Bees, departing 8th Dec 1813 and arriving 6th May 1814 with 221 passengers.
SHIP NEWS.—On Wednesday arrived the Catherine transport, Capt. Simmonds, with 97 female prisoners from Ireland; which she received at Cork, and afterwards went to Falmouth for convoy, whence she sailed for this Colony the 8th of last December. Yesterday arrived the Three Bees transport, Capt. Wallace, with 209 male prisoners, also from Ireland, but last from England having sailed in the same convoy with the Catherine, under protection of the Niger and Tagus frigates; which captured, off the Cape de Verde, the Ceres French frigate, rated 36, but carrying 46 guns, after an action of 15 minutes in which the Tagus only was engaged. Sydney Gazette, 7 May 1814.
Three Bees (generic)References
| Primary Source | Convict Index 4/4004 page 530 from Despatch from Governor Macquarie to Earl Bathurst 24th May 1814 Three Bees commanded by John Wallis arrived on the 6th inst with two hundred and ten male convicts out of 219 1822 Muster B02181 as Michael Wyre |
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When Michael Wyer drowned he must have lived at Kissing Point because the boat was reported as being in Cockle Bay "on its way home from Sydney" and the others in the boat were "Michael Dowdle, a settler of Kissing Point of 15 or 16 years standing", plus "an assigned Crown servant to Dowdle (name unknown)" as well as Michael Wyer free and a little girl reported to be 7 years old. (From Sydney Gazette of 20 March 1823, page 2) "The child, being kept buoyant by her clothes, was rescued from a watery grave. The body of her father was brought to shore a few minutes subsequent to the accident ; and the other two men sunk, to rise no more with life. The eminent skill of Dr. Bland was resorted to, to restore life to the helpless man (Dowdle) but vitality was extinct." Therefore the little girl on board who survived was the daughter of Michael Dowdle. The inquest on Michael Dowdle's body, conducted on 18 March 1823, also conducted an inquest at the same time on the body of Edward Murphy lying with Dowdle. This must therefore be the third man, who was Dowdle's government servant.
Michaels' native place was Meath, Ireland. 11/4/1815: Married Jane Wallace at Parramatta. No date of death for Jane, in the 1821 Census Michael was listed with 3 daughters, no mention of Jane. On 17 March 1823 Micheal Wyre and two others were drowned after the upset of their boat in Cockle Bay (Now called Darling Harbour). At the inquest it was recorded that there were three men (all drowned) and a little girl (who survived) in the boat which had accidentally upset, but there is no record of the name of the child.
native place Meath leather dyer, aged 22 - 5 feet 8 inches ruddy complexion, black hair, hazel eyes, NSW BDM Marriage ref No V18131758 3A/1815 also V1815701 147B/1815 (info from Mutch Index 1815 - 1957) - married as Michael WYES aged 23 arrived on "Three Bees" to Jane Wallace aged 22 arrived on "Catherine"( 3 May 1814) married April 11 , 1815 at St John's Church Parramatta witnesses Andrew Johnson and Elizabeth Ellard, on 1822 Muster B02181 as Michael Wyre had a grant at Sydney with a residence and a horse. A23418 Michael Weir occupation ropemaker A23419 Catherine 5 A23420 Elizabeth 3 A23421 Ann 1 and a half died 1823 drowned Sydney