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CONWAY, Johanna (convict)

Kerry

Joanna was born 1809 and aged 22, and single, when transported from Ireland to Australia in 1830 on the "Hooghly".  She was sentenced to 7 years for stealing cloth and was travelling apparently with one child though I can't find anymore information than that. She was tried in Limerick and a native of Kerry.

I know a lot of records were destroyed in parliamentary fire in Dublin when alot of archives were destroyed but hope there is another line of enquiry available.

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Dear Jann, do you know where she was tried in County Limerick or was it in the city? If you do the newspapers may carry an account of her trial.

I have found 3 Johanna Conways in church records (there may be others)

1812

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/adde360380789

1806

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/def0d20296323

and 1807

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/3c30290451286

I look forward to hearing from you again.

Martine

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