Darby McAuliffe

[Bellas girl]

Hello there.

I am hoping that one of you lovely people can help me, or point me in the right direction.

I have just had a hint from a genealogy site, that my 3 x great grandfather, Darby McAuliffe was transported as a prisoner, arriving 24 December 1835.
He is the right age to be “mine”

I can’t help with the name of the Vessel he sailed on, or what port he arrived at.

Any help, information will be gratefully received

JeannieR

[softly softly]

Believe it was the ship Hive

https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/convict_ship_hive_1835.htm

If you have access to Ancestry then this link.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60920/images/44967_6129999_0049-00067?rc=&queryId=a2d18574-f230-4408-bd27-4c7369af87fb&usePUB=true&_phsrc=Udx10861&_phstart=successSource&pId=162876

SS

[Lucy2]

I have just had a hint from a genealogy site, that my 3 x great grandfather, Darby McAuliffe was transported as a prisoner, arriving 24 December 1835.
He is the right age to be “mine”

JeannieR

Hello ... is this the same "Darby McAULIFFE" mentioned in this earlier thread ??
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=799196.0

Cannot find a New Zealand connection relating to this man.

Did the "hint" you received on the other genealogy site maybe mention "transportation to Australia" ??

   ~  Lu

[Bellas girl]

Thank you both,

For your swift reply. I pretty certain that the gentleman arriving on “ The Hive” is my ancestor. Oh dear, wonder what he did, to be sentenced to life in prison.
 
Yes, it was me who asked about him a few years ago. Since then thanks to rootsireland, have found his birth in 1808.

Again, Many Thanks
JeannieR

[Lucy2]

Hello

"softly softly's" Reply #1 is good advice ... especially if you connect to this information provided at ancestry.com.

There are many records there relating to the convict Darby McAULIFFE -  (apparently he was convicted of "sheep stealing").

It may be a good idea to have your thread moved to the Australia board  ... contact a Moderator who will be able to assist you in doing that.   

   ~  Lu

[spades]

Hi JeannieR,

I’ll move this topic to the Australia Board where there are lots of experts to help with convict ancestors.

Regard,

Spades
Moderator

[sparrett]

Darby was convicted in Kerry.
Looks like his offence there was shop-stealing. Married with 2 chn. A gardener. Roman Catholic.

Whilst serving his NSW sentence, he was convicted of sheep-stealing the carcase of which animal was discovered and it was the property of Henry HALL of Limestone Plains, the district's first resident landholder.

For this he went to Norfolk Island and from there to Tasmania per "Lady Franklin"

He gained Conditional Pardon in 1848

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36255444?searchTerm=%22Darby%20McAuliffe%22~3

He left for Melbourne. See Departures and his convict record here.

https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/

Courtesy Google
The term "Limestone Plains" in the context of NSW and convicts refers to the geographic area, particularly around the Canberra region, which was explored and settled by both convicts and free settlers.Early European settlement, including the establishment of pastoral stations, relied heavily on convict labor for tasks like sheep and cattle management. 

[sparrett]

A possible sighting in NSW. Bathurst.

A reference to some cottages he occupied. Durham Street Bathurst. 1858
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/64376025

Sue

EDIT to add
1852 Someone stole a horse belonging to him in Bathurst
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62518612

[sparrett]

A baptismal certificate from an online tree gives his parents as Jeremiah and Johanna (nee BUCKLEY)


In this item, Darby is involved in a theft in Bathurst. He did not commit the crime, but one wonders whether he and the woman perpetrator, Ann HARRIS were in cahoots. October 1853.

 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62046680

Ann HARRIS had arrived per Eliza in 1849 and was free at the time of the crime. She was tried and committed to 6 months HL at Bathurst Gaol.

The property occupied by Darby in Durham St., Bathurst was sold in 1857.
A lot of household furniture also. I take it to read the furniture and goods were his.
The identity of the owner is not revealed.
 
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62050825

Sue