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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Coffee was transported on the Mariner, departing 19th Jan 1827 and arriving 23rd May 1827 with 161 passengers.
The 1825 Journey. The ship Mariner, Captain Fotherley, arrived from Ireland with female prisoners, on Sunday evening. She left the Cove of Cork, the 12th of March, and brings 112 female prisoners, having lost only one on the passage. A few passengers also came per this opportunity. Surgeon Superintendent Dr. Cochrane, R. N. Sydney Gazette, 14 July 1825.
Mariner (generic)References
| Primary Source | Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. |
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Convict Notes
Correction to above entry. His Court Martial term of punishment was for 7 years, not for Life.
Register of General Courts Martial. Private William Coffee, 19th Foot Regt, tried at Cork, 8 September 1826. Proceeding laid before the King, 26 Sept 1826. Charges: Desertion & losing his Necessaries & Theft. Sentence: Transportation as a Felon for Life.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Coffee, alias Coffey, age on arrival, 20, per Mariner (3) 1827, Tried Cork 1826, 7 years for Desertion. DOB, 1807, Native place, Dublin. Single. Soldier gentlemans servant. Religion, Protestant. Colonial sentences numerous.