Arthur Devlin (abt. 1771 - 1820)

Born about 1771 in Crone, Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla (Squire) Small — married 2 Apr 1806 (to 14 Nov 1820) in Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1820 at about age 49 in Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Devlin Name Study.

Arthur Devlin was a convict after the Third Fleet transported to New South Wales

Arthur Devlin was born in the Parish of Redcross in 1771, the son of Patrick Devlin, a farmer of Crone, a grandson of Patrick Devlin.

"Big Arthur" Devlin may be confused with his cousin "Little Arthur" Devlin-730, the son of Bryan Devlin-153, the brother of Patrick Devlin.

It was not a propitious time for a child to be born into a Roman Catholic family. Young Arthur was to grow up in that unhappy and turbulent period which culminated in the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Despite the savage price the Devlin family was to pay for its patriotism, Arthur and some of his companions were to achieve near-hero status, while their leader, Michael Dwyer, has been immortalized as an Irish patriot and Anne Devlin, first cousin of both Arthur and Michael is revered as a heroine.^[1]

"Big Arthur" Devlin immigration February 15, 1806 ‎(Age 27)‎ Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Name: Arthur Devlin

Arrival Date: Feb 1805

Vessel: Tellicherry

Province: New South Wales

Title: Male A - K

Year(s): 1820

Place of Conviction: Wicklow

Arthur was pardoned 1 Dec 1809^[4][5].

Arthur's headstone is inscribed: Arthur DEVELIN ‎(sic)‎ died 14th November 1820 aged 39 years leaving a disconsolate widow and six children

Arthur has an entry at Convict Records.

Sources

1. ↑ MULTIPLE STAINS The Story of the Devlin and Associated Families in Australia by Stanley L. Devlin pg. 3, 11, 14
2. ↑ Mayberry, Peter, comp. Irish convicts to NSW 1788-1849 Text: Arthur aged 27 of Crone Red Cross, Wicklow, Ireland was a rebel who was tried at Wicklow and transported aboard the ship 'Tellicherry' arriving 15 Feb 1806.
3. ↑ Home Office: Settlers and Convicts, New South Wales and Tasmania; (The National Archives Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30); The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England.
4. ↑ New South Wales Government. Butts of Certificates of Freedom. NRS 1165, 1166, 1167, 12208, 12210, reels 601, 602, 604, 982-1027. State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood, New South Wales.
5. ↑ State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Card Index to Letters Received, Colonial Secretary; Reel Number: 800; Roll Number: 1250

• The United Irishmen ; their lives and times by Richard Robert Madden, edited by Vincent Fleming O'Reilly, publ 1916 by Catholic Publication Society vol 7 p 50-51 https://archive.org/details/unitedirishmenth07madd/page/50

• Arthur Devlin from Peter Mayberry's Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849 at: http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Search2&id=7272

• Details for the convict Arthur Develin (1806) from the Claim a Convict website at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=3884

• Convicts on the transport ship Tellicherry - 1806 from the Convict Stockade website at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Tellicherry+1806

• Madden, Richard Robert 1846, The United Irishmen, their lives and times, Volume III p 176, James Duffy, Ireland. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015039453850&view=1up&seq=192

• Dickson, Charles, 1944, The Life of Michael Dwyer: With Some Account of His Companions, Browne and Nolan limited, Ireland. (eBook from Google Books) at: [1]

• Sheedy, Kieran, 1997, The Tellicherry Five: The Transportation of Michael Dwyer & the Wicklow Rebels, Woodfield Press, Ireland. (eBook from Google Books) at: [2]