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From: Jo Kelly <>
Subject: Names of Fenians sent out to Australia
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:58:23 +1000


From memory I think someone was interested in knowing who the Fenians
were. In an appendix at the back of the Keith Amos' "The Fenians in
Australia 1865-1880" is a list of those sent out to Australia on the
Hougoumont in 1867.
These only 105 were convicted and imprisoned on charges of Fenian
conspiracy................two thirds of these prisoners in a final shipment
of convicts to Western Australia." (page 78)
The list also shows if they were given a free pardon, conditional pardon or
certificate of freedom.
The information that may be of interest to some of the list members is the
destination of many of the Fenians - quite a number appear to have
travelled to America.



As there are 62 Fenians listed I will send them alphabetically in groups of 10.
1. JEREMIAH AHER, born 1843, Ballymacoda, Cork, 7 yrs, Free Pardon 1869, to
San Francisco 1876 died 1926 San Francisco,
2. THOMAS BAINES, born 1843, Sligo and Dublin, 10 yrs, Conditional Pardon
1871, to San Francisco 1871.
3. DANIEL BRADLEY, born 1847, Kilmallock, Limerick, 10 yrs, Conditional
Pardon 1871, left W.A. 1872.
4. HUGH FRANCIS BROPHY, born 1829, Dublin, 10 yrs, Free Pardon 1869, to
Melbourne 1872, died 1919 Melbourne.
5. JOHN SARSFIELD CASEY, born 1846, Mitchelstown, Cork, 5 yrs, Free Pardon
1869, to Ireland 1869, died 1896 Mitchelstown.
6. DENIS CASHMAN, born 1842, Waterford, 7 yrs, Free Pardon 1869, to San
Francisco 1869, died 1902 Boston.
7. MICHAEL CODY, born 1842, Dublin, 20 yrs, Conditional Pardon 1871,
settled at Sydney 1871.
8. GEORGE CONNOLLY, born 1829, Dublin, 7 yrs, Conditional Pardon 1871, to
San Francisco 1871.
9. ROBERT CRANSTON, born 1841, Stewartstown, Tyrone, life, escaped to USA 1876.
10. THOMAS BOWLER CULLINANE, born 1844, Ballymacoda, Cork, life, Free
Pardon 1869, to Ireland 1869, died 1928 Ballymacoda.


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