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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: kenetic on Thursday 12 August 10 10:10 BST (UK)
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Hi all, looking for possible leads on Morgan McSweeney, Irish Fenian transported to Fremantle on board the Hougoumont in 1868 aged 25. I can tell from the Convicts to Australia site that he was tried for Treason in Cork Ireland on 2/5/1867 and sentenced to 7 years after the failed fenian uprising, this site also lists his reg number as 9817. Can anyone tell me what happened to Morgan after he arrived in Fremantle, did he serve his full sentence or was he reprieved like some of the other fenians? Did he stay in Australia or did he move on? Really interested in this ancestor as so far I have been unable to find any information on him or his parents in Ireland before transportation.
many thanks - ken
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he is listed on the Fremantle Prison site as MCSWINEY, as follows:
http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/Pages/Convict.aspx
MCSWINEY, Morgan
Convict No 9817
Ship Name Hougoumont
Ship Arrival Date 10 Jan 1868
Birth Date 1842
Marital Status Unmarried
Occupation baker
Literacy lit
Religion RC
Sentence Province Cork
Length of Sentence 7yrs
Crime treason
Free Pardon Date 15 May 1869
Known Areas Swan
Comments To NSW, 21 Sep 1869
Leanne
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Thanks for your efforts Ennael, the pardon date and comment to NSW are new info, I also tried a search via the link you provided but no results matching my search for McSweeney/McSwiney are found. Do you know of any online census or electoral rolls that might list Morgan's whereabouts in NSW?
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 11th May 1907 page 24
Funerals
McSWEENEY.-The Friends of the deceased Mr.MORGAN MCSWEENEY are kindly invited to attend his Funeral; to move from his late residence, 26 West-street, Darlinghurst, THIS SATURDAY, at 2,45 p.m., for the Waverley Cemetery.
http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14832021/1318005?zoomLevel=3#pstart1318005
:)
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Thanks LoganH, that's interesting, I cross referenced the parents listed on the NSW bdm site with the FamilySearch International Index and while Morgan was not listed on familysearch site it did find some common family names that also tie in with d.o.b's and geographical locations for McSweeney's that I have in my tree - ken
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Any other suggestions as to how I might find Morgan McSweeney, does anybody know of online electoral rolls or trades directories that might be worth checking out?
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Ennael
Thank u for the link to the fremantle prison convict list.
i found my great great great grandfather on there :)
listed under the ship Sultana
Robert Brimson.. became a convict because he stole sheep
now i know why i would prefer a lamb roast to tom cruise lol :)
have a good weekend
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Hi there
1903 Electoral Roll for East Sydney, polling place Fitzroy (ie Darlinghurst the suburb is in the ward Fitzroy)
M'Sweeney, Maggie F 40 Darlinghurst Rd, nurse. I looked at other polling places for East Sydney, did not see Morgan McSweeney, sorry. 1903 was first opportunity for NSW females to be entitled to enrol, it was not compulsory to enrol at that time.
Cheers, JM
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But .... ;D
Arrival to Sydney NSW of a Morgan McSweeney on 5 October 1869 from Melbourne on the Rangatira. Sorry can't find how he travelled from WA to Victoria.
Cheers, JM
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And...
Sands Directories
1905 McSweeney, Morgan, West St Paddington (that would be same chap as mentioned in LoganH's find, Paddington and Darlinghurst are next door suburbs in East Sydney district)
1906 and 1907 directory both have the house number as 26 West St
Also on NSW BDM online index for deaths there's several entries under Morgan McSweeney that may be of interest : 1877, 1891, 1905, 1907 so perhaps check further
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm
Cheers, JM
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Hi All, thanks for the replies, I recently discovered that Morgan McSweeney returned to Ireland having been granted a free pardon in 1869 - ken
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Hi Ken, my name is Ann O'Sullivan (nee McSweeney) and I believe that Morgan Mc Swiney is possibly my great great grandfather. I have an article about him which says that he actually returned to Cork in 1869 having only served two years of a 7 year sentence. He was pardoned by all accounts. He lived in Cork at the time of his sentence for high treason. Let me know if you feel this is of any help. I appreciate that your post is really old but I only started looking recently following a family funeral where the the information surfaced.
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Hi Ken, my name is Ann O'Sullivan (nee McSweeney) and I believe that Morgan Mc Swiney is possibly my great great grandfather. I have an article about him which says that he actually returned to Cork in 1869 having only served two years of a 7 year sentence. He was pardoned by all accounts. He lived in Cork at the time of his sentence for high treason. Let me know if you feel this is of any help. I appreciate that your post is really old but I only started looking recently following a family funeral where the the information surfaced.
Hi Ann,
I found some info on Morgan McSweeney that indeed stated that he was granted a free pardon and returned to Cork, I also found a short bio on 'Voices from the Grave' which included a photo of him. I am lead to believe that Morgan was a brother of my 2nd great grandfather John McSweeney. I'd be very interested in sharing some of the information that I have or anything that you maybe able to add to this story. thanks Ken