Claim a Convict
home | search & browse | resources | contact us |login

Details for the convict Thomas McGowan (1796)

Convict Name:Thomas McGowan
Trial Place:Roscommon
Trial Date:1793
Sentence:7
Notes:
 
Arrival Details
Ship:Marquis Cornwallis
Arrival Year:1796
 
Claim Thomas McGowan as yours

Researchers who have claimed this convict

There is currently one researcher who has claimed Thomas McGowan

  • Researcher (David McGowan)
Claimed convict

Biographies

Tom McGowan was convicted of Sedition for participating in the Defender Uprising in Roscommon in 1794. and sentenced to 7 yrs Transportasion He was held in Cork Prison till 1796 when he was put on the Maquis Cornwallis bound for NSW On the way the prisoners mutinied and some were hanged at sea, the rest reported on arrival
Tom left behind family members including a son , also Tom , and brother John who fled to Scotland settling in Edinburgh
Family recorded as agricultural labourers young Tom was designated as a butcher so he had a skill probably from his father John McGowan was later in charge of GrassMarket Cattle/sheep below the Castle
Submitted by Researcher (David McGowan) on 5 February 2023
Tom McGowan was convicted of Sedition for participating in the Defender Uprising in Roscommon in 1794. and sentenced to 7 yrs Transportasion He was held in Cork Prison till 1796 when he was put on the Maquis Cornwallis bound for NSW On the way the prisoners mutinied and some were hanged at sea, the rest reported on arrival
Tom left behind family members including a son , also Tom , and brother John who fled to Scotland settling in Edinburgh
Family recorded as agricultural labourers young Tom was designated as a butcher so he had a skill probably from his father John McGowan was later in charge of GrassMarket Cattle/sheep below the Castle
Submitted by Researcher (David McGowan) on 5 February 2023

Disclaimer: The information has not been verified by Claim a Convict. As this information is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the data to verify its accuracy.

Research notes

There are currently no research notes attached to this convict.

Hawkesbury on the Net home page   |   Credits

Lesley Uebel & Hawkesbury on the Net © 1998 - 2024