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Voyage
Transportation
William Mcgeary was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 139 (71) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Age: 25 Occupation: Gunner & Engineer Ticket of Leave - Conditional Pardon - Absolute Pardon -
Listed as "McGeary" on the Irish Convict database but as GEARY in NSW records and newspapers. William was 25 years old on arrival, his native place was Limerick Ire., and his occupation was a Engineer/gunner. Colonial Secretary Papers: GEARY, William. Per "Surrey", 1814 1814 Aug 18: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Surrey" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.256) 1817 Aug 8: Prisoner at Newcastle. Stabbed two men; thought to be insane (Reel 6066; 4/1806 p.82) 1817 Sep 27: To Wallis, Commandant Newcastle, re enquiries to be made about Geary (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.77) 1817 Nov 8: Sent to Sydney (Reel 6066; 4/1806 p.95) 1817 Nov 14: To Jacques re custody of Geary, arrived from Newcastle (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.137) 1818 Oct 19: On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6006; 4/3499 p.107) 1819 Mar: On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle (Reel 6023; 4/1718 pp.77-8) 1819 Mar 19: Runaway from Newcastle, captured (Reel 6067; 4/1807 pp.11-3) 1819 Jul 21: Prisoner at Newcastle. Planned a murder with Gough so that they could go to Sydney (Reel 6067; 4/1807 pp.43-5) 1819 Aug 16: Extremely turbulent; re his sentence (Reel 6067; 4/1807 pp.50-1) 1819 Aug 31: Request for details of his ship of arrival and sentence (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.233) 1819 Sep 8: His indent shows life sentence (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.251) 1821 Feb 15: Leader of bushrangers, captured (Reel 6051; 4/1748 pp.237-9) 1821 May 19: Attempt to escape from Sydney Gaol detected (Reel 6051; 4/1748 pp.351-2) 1821 Jul 7: Escape of from Sydney Gaol (Reel 6051; 4/1748 pp.356-9) 1821 Jul 7: Re reward for the apprehension of this bushranger (Reel 6016; 4/5781 pp.138, 139) 1821 Aug 20: If reward offered for capture of, the distribution would be attended to (Reel 6051; 4/1750 pp.55-6) 1821 Aug 23: Re division of rewards for his apprehension (Reel 6008; 4/3504 pp.264, 265) 1821 Aug 24: Executed (Reel 6070; 4/1265 p.38) 25/8/1821 Sydney Gazette: Before his execution, William confessed that he was the third man with Solomon Bowerman and James Bowerman when they robbed Mr. George Bowman, and Miss Ann Bowman, his cousin, on the King's highway, on the night of Friday the 15th of September, near the 18-mile stone on the Windsor Road, near to Parramatta and that it was not George Bowerman, who had been hung along with his brothers in 1820 for the crime, and that George had been innocent.