Charles K (Conlan) Conlon, Convict "Canada" 1815

Charles Conlin alias Conlan or Conlon was tried in 1813 at Tyrone and sentenced to transportation for life. He was transported aboard the ship Canada, and was described as a labourer, native place Tyrone, age 21 on arrival in the colony. The ship Canada arrived in NSW 5 Aug 1815.

Extract from Belfast newsletter 12 August 1813 about the trial of the three CONLAN brothers who attempted tp rob a house of a family they were known to."

'Thursday 12 August 1813 Patrick CONLAN, Charles CONLAN & Edward CONLAN, three brothers and all young men, were indicted for to rob him The prosecution was supported chiefly by the evidence of two elderly women the sisters of Wm. ROSS. One of them swore that prisoners together with a fourth person, came into the house when part of the family had gone to bed, but she was in the kitchen with a maid servant, she told them she knew them, and hid them begone - they had no disguise. Patrick CONLAN then demanded her money, and fired a pistol shot at her and the maid, and then a scuffle ensured, in which the old lady with no other weapon than a three legged stool, maintained a stout combat with Patrick, the others having prudently retreated. In the meantime Wm. ROSS [an old infirm man], and his other sister being aroused from his bed, came to the assistance of the first, and Patrick was beaten out. The first witness clearly identified the prisoners, the others identified only Patrick CONLAN; they lived within a short distance of ROSS, who was known to be wealthy, and had at that time a large sum of money which the robbers guessed. On the part of the prisoners an alibi was set up on the evidence of the father, their two sisters & a maid servant, the three last of whom slept in a bed in the same room with that where the three prisoners slept, and swore that they did not go out on the night of the robbery, nor could they have done so without their knowledge. The jury however found them guilty and Judge FLETCHER after a suitable address immediately pronounced sentence of death.'

Charles and Edward's sentence was later changed to life in New South Wales. Transported from Cork in December 1814 arrived in Sydney 5 August 1815 on the 'CANADA'. Patrick was not hanged but was later also transported. [from T Milligan] Charles and Edward were forwarded to Windsor when they arrived along with 62 other prisoners.