John Whalen

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Whalen
Aliases:	Whalan, Whealan, Whelan
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1780
Occupation:	Saddler
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to unknown

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Armagh
Sentence term:	unknown
Ship:	Prince Regent
Departure date:	13th February, 1824
Arrival date:	15th July, 1824
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 57 other convicts

References

Primary source:	1828 Census Index. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 19th September, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.
John Whealan, alias Whelan, age 44, Prince Regent I (2) 1824, Tried at Armagh, 1823, Life, DOB 1780, Native place, Kildare Co., Saddler harness maker.

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Colonial Secretary Index.

WHEALAN, John (Per “Prince Regent”, 1824) see WHALEN, John
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WHALEN, John. Per “Prince Regent”, 1824.
1824 Jul 21 - On list of convicts landed from the “Prince Regent” & forwarded to Bathurst for distribution; listed as Whelan (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.2)
1825 - On list of convicts mustered in the employ of John McHenry; in 1824-25. Listed as Whalin (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.102b)
1825 Oct 20 - On return of Government servants employed & maintained by John McHenry of Penrith; from Jul 1824 (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.63b)
1825 Nov 10 - Convict in the service of John McHenry of Penrith at the last two musters; listed as Whalin (Reel 6015; 4/3515 p.572)
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1828 Census Index.
John Whalan, age 47, G.S. Prince Regent, 1824, 7 years, catholic, servant, Jno. McHenry, Evan district.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 19th September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: 1828 Census Index. Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. (prev. ), firstname: John, surname: Whalen, alias1: Whalan, alias2: Whealan, alias3: Whelan, alias4: , date of birth: 1780