Convicts and Who were the Convicts?
CONVICT PROFILES
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Thomas Appleby
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 20
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Durham
Occupation: clerk and soldier
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing clothes
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: none
Place of Trial: County Antrim
Date of Trial: 28 July, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: Surrey, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Pale and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Light grey eyes
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Scar on the back of each thumb
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Michael Byrne
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 20
Sex: male
Married: not recorded
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: County Wicklow
Occupation: farm labourer
Religion: not recorded
Literate (read and write): not recorded
Crime: not recorded
Sentence: not recorded
Previous Convictions: not recorded
Place of Trial: not recorded
Date of Trial: not recorded
Ship Transported to NSW: Hero, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Eyebrows meeting in the middle
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Mole on the right side of the neck above the left
collar bone
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Arthur
Convict assigned to one of James Wright’s neighbours
Age: 15
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Bristol (Somerset))
Occupation: stable boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing money
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (2 months)
Place of Trial: not recorded
Date of Trial: 4 May, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: England, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Fair, ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair
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Brown eyes
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Impediment in speech
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Scars:
- on the left eyebrow
- over the right eyebrow
- on the right side of the forehead
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Carr
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 32
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Dublin
Occupation: weaver and soldier
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stabbing a sergeant
Sentence: for the term of his natural life
Previous Convictions: none
Place of Trial: Dessa, Bombay
Date of Trial: 3 July, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Warrior, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Dark, sallow (yellow) complexion
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Black hair
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Chestnut (brown) eyes
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Scars:
- on the right side of the chin
- on the back of the forefinger on the left hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Thomas Coffee
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 25
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: one
Place of Origin: County Sligo
Occupation: farm labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: violent assault
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (4 days)
Place of Trial: Sligo
Date of Trial: 8 July, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady McNaughton, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 3½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Dark brown hair
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Light hazel (brown) eyes
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Mark of a burn below the right elbow
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Patrick Davis
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 26
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Kilkenny
Occupation: farmer and grazier
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: larceny (larceny is a form of theft)
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Kilkenny City
Date of Trial: 14 July, 1837
Ship Transported to NSW: William Jardine, 1838
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 10½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair and hazel (brown) eyes
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Eyebrows partly meeting in the middle
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Scars:
- on the left shin
- purple mark on the back of the right wrist
- burn scar on the inside of the right shin
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Dawkins
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 19
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Leicestershire
Occupation: farmer’s boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: house breaking
Sentence: for the term of his natural life
Previous Convictions: yes (one month)
Place of Trial: Surrey
Date of Trial: 19 December, 1831
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady Nugent, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 2¼ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion, a little pockpitted (scarred,
Probably from smallpox)
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Flaxen (fair) hair and grey eyes
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Nose leaning to the right side
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Scars:
- on the right side of the forehead
- on the back of the left hand
- on the inside top of the right thumb
- on the back of the right thumb
- on the right shin
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Large wart on the back of the middle finger of the left hand
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Tattoos:
- J.T. on the left upper arm
- anchor, sun, man, flag and cannon on the inside of the
lower left arm
- CTED and crucifix on the inside lower right arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Samuel Dawson
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 27
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Derby
Occupation: jeweller and soldier
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: desertion (running away from the army)
Sentence: fourteen years
Previous Convictions: yes (30 days)
Place of Trial: not recorded
Date of Trial: 29 September, 1835 (court martial: Kingston, Canada)
Ship Transported to NSW: Norfolk, 1837
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 7½ inches
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Fair, ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Sandy (fair/gingery) hair
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Grey eyes
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Canine teeth in the upper jaw are missing
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Scar on the back of the left hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Charles Dempsey
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 19
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Dublin
Occupation: boat boy
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: stealing clothes
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (two terms of six months)
Place of Trial: Dublin City
Date of Trial: 10 June, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady McNaughton, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair and grey eyes
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Nose very broad
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Bare patch on top of head
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Two slight scars on the right side of the forehead
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Patrick Doyle
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 22
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Dublin
Occupation: labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing table clothes
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Dublin City
Date of Trial: 10 February, 1838
Ship Transported to NSW: Westmoreland, 1838
Distinguishing Features:
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Eyebrows meeting in the middle
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Horizontal scar under the left eye
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Hairy mole on the left cheek
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Small mole on the right side of the neck
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Mole on the back of the lower left arm
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Cut in the left ear
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Patrick Feagan
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 21
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Kilkenny
Occupation: porter
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing a watch
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (6 months)
Place of Trial: Dublin
Date of Trial: 30 August, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Forth, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 9¼ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Large nose
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Joseph Finegan
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 18
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Dublin
Occupation: painter’s boy
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): read but not write
Crime: stealing a handkerchief
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (seven months)
Place of Trial: Dublin
Date of Trial: 3 October, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Hero, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet ¾ inches
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Dark, sallow (yellow) complexion
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Dark brown hair and brown eyes
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Dcars:
- on the right cheek
- on the left side of the neck
- mark of a burn on the back of the right hand
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Tattoos:
- woman with a branch in hand and BR on the inside
of the lower right arm
- seven stars, half moon, sun, anchor, two flags and
two fish on the inside of the lower left arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Patrick Fitzpatrick
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 27
Sex: male
Married: widower
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Meath
Occupation: farm servant
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: house robbery
Sentence: fourteen years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Meath
Date of Trial: 23 July, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: Surrey, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Dark, ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Scars:
- on the back of the middle finger the right hand
- on the left shin
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Glenton
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 20
Sex: male
Married: not recorded
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Yorkshire
Occupation: not recorded
Literate (read and write): read but not write
Religion: Protestant
Crime: stealing brass
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (three months)
Place of Trial: West Riding Quarter Sessions
Date of Trial: 15 October 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Susan, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 2 inches
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Dark complexion
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Dark brown hair
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Hazel (light brown) eyes
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Nose inclining to the right side
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Small mole on the right cheek
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Small mole on the left side of the jaw
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Wart on the back of the right hand
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Several small warts on both arms
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Wart on the back of the middle right hand
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Small scar on the right leg
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Green
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 21
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Oxfordshire
Occupation: shepherd and milkman
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): read
Crime: stealing a pony
Sentence: not recorded
Previous Convictions: not recorded
Place of Trial: Reading
Date of Trial: 14 July, 1828
Ship Transported to NSW: Mellish, 1829
Distinguishing Features:
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Horizontal scar on the face
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Henry Green
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 16 (but maybe only 14)
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Belfast (Antrim)
Occupation: stable boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: shop lifting
Sentence: fourteen years
Previous Convictions: yes (12 months, 18 months and 8 months)
Place of Trial: County Antrim
Date of Trial: 30 June, 1837
Ship Transported to NSW: Neptune, 1838
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 2 inches
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Sallow (yellow) complexion
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Brown hair
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Light hazel (brown) eyes
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Eyebrows meeting in the middle
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Nose cocked
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Tattoos:
- a woman and MHHG on the inside of the lower right arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Hamilton
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 30
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: one daughter, one son
Place of Origin: County Armagh
Occupation: farm servant
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: cattle stealing
Sentence: for the term of his natural life
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Armagh
Date of Trial: 18 July, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Hero, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 6½ inches
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Complexion dark and pockpitted
(scarred, probably from smallpox)
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Narrow forehead
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Scars:
- on the palm of the right hand
- on the right breast
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Samuel Hayes
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 22
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Lancashire
Occupation: farm servant
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): read but not write
Crime: stealing money
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (2 months)
Place of Trial: not recorded
Date of Trial: 24 February, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW:
Lady Nugent, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 7¾ inches
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Scars:
- over the right eyebrow
- between the forefinger and thumb of the left hand
- on the back of the middle finger of the left hand
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Tattoos:
- BHMLEH inside the lower left arm
- SH on the back of the wrist
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Moses Howlett
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 54
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: six, 3 sons and 3 daughters
Place of Origin: County Wexford
Occupation: farm servant
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: stealing bedding
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Kilkenny
Date of Trial: October, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Hive, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5¾ inches
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Dark, ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Dark brown and grey hair
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Dark hazel (brown) eyes
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Two upper teeth are missing
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Scars:
- on the inside corner of the left eyebrow
- on the top centre of the forehead
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Tattoos:
- cross on the inside of the lower right arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Joseph Keenan
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 17
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: not recorded
Occupation: stable boy, groom
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): read only
Crime: picking pockets
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Dublin
Date of Trial: April, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Royal Admiral, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Dark, sallow (yellow) complexion
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Black hair
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Dark grey eyes
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Scars:
- on the left cheek
- on the left thumb
- on the right knee cap
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Philip Lee
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 17
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Bristol (Somerset)
Occupation: blacksmith’s boy
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): not recorded
Crime: not recorded
Sentence: for the term of his natural life
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: not recorded
Date of Trial: August 1827
Ship Transported to NSW: Countess Harcourt, 1838
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 1¼ inches
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Complexion: ruddy (rosy), much freckled, pock-pitted
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Light brown hair
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Hazel (light brown) eyes
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Scars:
- PL and LM on left arm
- anchor
- pipes
- glasses
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Scar in the centre of the forehead
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
George McCormick
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 14
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Antrim
Occupation: not recorded
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: not recorded
Sentence: fourteen years
Previous Convictions: yes (6 months, 6 months and 6 months)
Place of Trial: County Antrim
Date of Trial: 30 June, 1837
Ship Transported to NSW: Neptune, 1838
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 4 feet 11½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair and dark grey eyes
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Nose cocked
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Scars:
- a heart on the inside of the lower right arm
- an anchor on the back of the right hand
- a woman and EM on the inside of the lower left arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John McCurdie
Convict assigned to one of James Wright
of Lanyon’s neighbours
Age: 17
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Edinburgh (Midlothian)
Occupation: cart boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): read only
Crime: stealing mustard
Sentence: not recorded
Previous Convictions: not recorded
Place of Trial: Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Date of Trial: not recorded
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady Kennaway, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Pock-pitted complexion
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Dark brown hair
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Blueish eyes
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Nose a little cocked
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Scars:
- on the left cheek
- on the back of the left hand
- on the back of the finger of the left hand
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Wart on the back of the middle finger of the right hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Alexander Mackenzie
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 17
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Dundee (Angus)
Occupation: factory boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): read but not write
Crime: stealing a watch
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (seven years and 10 days)
Place of Trial: Perth Court of Justiciary
Date of Trial: 24 April, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Mary Ann, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 4 inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Hazel (brown) eyes
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Tops of both little fingers leaning inwards
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Scars:
- burn scar on the inside of the upper part of the left arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Elizabeth Morton
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 32
Sex: female
Married: yes
Children: none
Place of Origin: London (Middlesex)
Occupation: housemaid of all work
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: robbery from a man
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: none
Place of Trial: London Central Criminal Court
Date of Trial: 15 June, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: Henry Wellesley, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 4 feet 11½ inches
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Brown and freckled complexion
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Dark brown hair and brown eyes
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Small wart on the upper left eyelid
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Speaks through her nose
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Scars:
- mark of a burn on the right hand
- three scrofula scars under the right jaw and chin
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Nelson
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 23
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Yorkshire
Occupation: brick-making
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: highway robbery
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (3 months)
Place of Trial: Leeds Quarter Sessions
Date of Trial: not recorded
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady Kennaway, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 4 inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair and hazel-grey (brown-grey) eyes
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Mole on left collar bone
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The nail of the third finger of the left hand is disfigured
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Scars:
- inside the middle finger of the right hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Joseph Oldfield
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 29
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: three daughters
Place of Origin: Norfolk
Occupation: shoemaker
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: stealing turkeys
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (seven years)
Place of Trial: Norfolk Quarter Sessions
Date of Trial: 16 October, 1833
Ship Transported to NSW: Mary Ann, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Hazel (light brown) eyes
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Carroty whiskers
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Flat nose
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Parker
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 32
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: none
Place of Origin: Northampton (Middlesex)
Occupation: shoemaker (good)
Religion: not recorded
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: stealing linen
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (one month)
Place of Trial: Northampton Assizes
Date of Trial: 7 July, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: England, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Large ears
·
Round scar on the chin
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Patten
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 24
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: one
Place of Origin: Hampshire
Occupation: coachman and postilion
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: pig stealing
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: none
Place of Trial: Middlesex Gaol
Date of Trial: 17 October, 1833
Ship Transported to NSW: Henry Tanner, 1834
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 2 inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Dark brown to black hair
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Chestnut (brown) eyes
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Two teeth from the right side of the upper jaw missing
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Renshaw
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 35
Sex: male
Married: widower
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Nottingham
Occupation: cutler (a cutler makes knives)
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): read only
Crime: stealing sheep
Sentence: (not recorded)
Previous Convictions: (not recorded)
Place of Trial: Lincoln Assizes
Date of Trial: 1832
Ship Transported to NSW: Parmelia, 1832
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet ½ inch
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Brown, slightly pock-pitted complexion
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Brown hair mixed with grey and nearly bald
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Hazel (light brown) eyes
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Hairy breast
·
Carroty whiskers
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
William Sangster
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 19
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Falkirk (Stirlingshire)
Occupation: comb-maker
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing clothes
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (two months)
Place of Trial: Aberdeen Court of Justiciary
Date of Trial: 27 April, 1835
Ship Transported to NSW: Strathfieldsay, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Dark, sallow (yellow) complexion
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Dark brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Tattoos:
- W, heart and S inside the lower left arm
- heart on the back of the fourth finger of the left hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Elihu Smith
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 21
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Gloucestershire
Occupation: tailor
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: house breaking
Sentence: for the term of his natural life
Previous Convictions: yes (one month)
Place of Trial: Gloucester Assizes
Date of Trial: 15 August, 1833
Ship Transported to NSW: Susan, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 4½ inches
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Ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair
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Blue-grey eyes
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Several warts on fingers of the right hand
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Scars:
- two small scars on the right jaw
- mark of a boil on the back of the left hand
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Edward Thomas
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 32
Sex: male
Married: yes
Children: three daughters
Place of Origin: Derbyshire
Occupation: farm labourer
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: stealing money
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Denbigh Assizes (Wales)
Date of Trial: 22 March, 1834
Ship Transported to NSW: Lady Nugent, 1835
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 3½ inches
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Dark, ruddy (rosy) complexion
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Scars:
- inside the middle and the fourth fingers of the right hand
- inside the top forefinger of the right hand
- two scars on the left shin
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
Maurice (pronounced ‘Morris’) Walsh
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 23
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: County Kerry
Occupation: labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Literate (read and write): no
Crime: assault and robbery
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: County Kerry
Date of Trial: not recorded
Ship Transported to NSW: Hive, 1834
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 7 inches
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Complexion dark and a little pock pitted
(scarred, probably from smallpox)
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Brown hair
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Grey eyes
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Scars:
-under the left jaw
-in the centre of the forehead
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Ward
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 18
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: not recorded
Place of Origin: Gloucestershire
Occupation: farmer’s boy
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing copper
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (one month)
Place of Trial: Gloucestershire Quarter Session
Date of Trial: 4 April, 1825
Ship Transported to NSW: Susan, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Ruddy (rosy), freckled complexion
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Brown hair
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Light hazel (brown) eyes
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Two small moles on the back of the left jaw
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Tattoos:
- W inside the lower right arm
- and eight dots inside the lower arm
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
John Wilkie
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 18
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Worcester
Occupation: house servant
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): not recorded
Crime: shop robbery
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: yes (two terms)
Place of Trial: London
Date of Trial: 23 February, 1828
Ship Transported to NSW: Marquis of Hastings, 1829
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 1 inches
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Fair, florid (red) complexion
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Fair hair
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Grey eyes
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943
James Young
Convict assigned to James Wright of Lanyon
Age: 21
Sex: male
Married: no
Children: none
Place of Origin: Southwalk, London (Middlesex)
Occupation: tailor
Religion: Protestant
Literate (read and write): yes
Crime: stealing a bundle
Sentence: seven years
Previous Convictions: no
Place of Trial: Central Criminal Court London
Date of Trial: not recorded
Ship Transported to NSW: John Barry, 1836
Distinguishing Features:
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Height: 5 feet 5 inches
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Ruddy (rosy) and slightly pock-marked complexion
(probably from smallpox)
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Dark brown hair
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Chestnut (brown) eyes
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Hairy arms
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Scars:
- on the forehead
- over the right eyebrow
- on the ball of the left thumb
Tharwa Drive, Tharwa ACT / Enquiries 6207 9943