Peter Maguire's papers indicate that he was tried in October of 1828, but I have been unable to find any reports in the British Newspaper Archive which match him for that date. It seems likely to me that his original trial date was in July, and perhaps his sentence was commuted to transportation in October or there was a confusion at some point. He was not able to read and write, and later in life his name was recorded as Peter McGuire.
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Thursday, 29 December 2016
Trial of Peter Maguire at the Mullingar Assizes
Peter Maguire was born about 1806 or 1807 in County Westmeath, Ireland, and was transported to Australia via the Guildford(8) in 1829 for 'Attacking a house.' His convict indent describes him as a farm worker of ruddy complexion with brown hair and grey eyes, 5 feet 6 3/4 inches tall. Peter was assigned to a Mr Stephens in Saint Vincent County, an area which went from the Shoalhaven River to the Deua River in the south, and included Braidwood.
Peter Maguire's papers indicate that he was tried in October of 1828, but I have been unable to find any reports in the British Newspaper Archive which match him for that date. It seems likely to me that his original trial date was in July, and perhaps his sentence was commuted to transportation in October or there was a confusion at some point. He was not able to read and write, and later in life his name was recorded as Peter McGuire.
Peter Maguire's papers indicate that he was tried in October of 1828, but I have been unable to find any reports in the British Newspaper Archive which match him for that date. It seems likely to me that his original trial date was in July, and perhaps his sentence was commuted to transportation in October or there was a confusion at some point. He was not able to read and write, and later in life his name was recorded as Peter McGuire.
Mullingar Assizes
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