Bartholomew Kelly (abt. 1814 - abt. 1842)

Born about 1814 in Kilmurry, County Cork, Ireland

Died about 21 Jun 1842 at about age 28 in Norfolk Island, Australia

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Convicts After the Third Fleet 1792-1868

Biography

Bart Kelly was born in Ireland.

Bart Kelly was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Transported to Australia on board the 'Jane' that arrived in NSW in 1831 with 133 Irish convicts and was sent to Norfolk Island. The Peter Mayberry record suggests the convict indent lists his age as 17 in 1831, but his headstone suggests he may have been born in 1816 and was only 15 at the time he was transported. He was tried at Cork and his sentence was 7 years transportation for stealing a cow. His occupation at the time of the crime is listed as a spadesman reaper and he was a single man.

Bart, along with five others, died from a gun shot wound on board the government brig Phillip, being part of the ship's crew that attempted to take over the ship. He had only been part of the ships crew for 2 days. He is described as being of superior strength and desperate resoluteness.

His headstone indicates he was born in Kilmurry, Cork, and he is buried on Norfolk Island.

Headstone reads:-

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Here lyeth the body of

Bart w Kelly

Native of Kilmurry in the County of Cork

Who died June 21 1842

Aged 26 years

Stranger stay do not pass by

Of this stone do cast an eye

Pray for me good people all

To God for ? loudly call.

LLL

Acknowledgements

Profile created by Veronica Williams 19:25, 5 April 2015 (EDT)

Sources

• Cemetery Photo, found in the possessions of L.A. Roberts, deceased, 2006 by Veronica Williams.
• NSW State Records, Convict Death Register, http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/i, [4/4549; Reel 690 Page 123], accessed 6 Apr 2015.
• Australasian Chronicle (Sydney, NSW : 1839 - 1843), Tuesday 19 July 1842, page 2 (see attached image).
• Irish Convicts to NSW by Peter Mayberry, accessed 6th April 2015.