Flynn, William (c. 1763–?)
William Flynn (c.1763- ) was found guilty in August 1791 at Down, Ireland, of stealing money. Sentenced to 7 years transportation he arrived at Sydney aboard the Boddingtons in August 1793.
Flynn was living with Margaret Rafferty by 1800. In 1802 he rented 30 acres of land at Mulgrave Place, 24 of which was cleared. He was still working as a farmer in 1806 and was living with Isabella Chapman (d.1810); he rented his land from John Cross. In 1814 Flynn and his partner Mary Turley were found guilty of receiving kitchen utensils, knowing that they were stolen. Flynn was sentenced to three years hard labour at Newcastle penal settlement; Turley was to be exposed for one hour in the pillory and then work for four years in the public factory.
Flynn was living at Airds in 1820 and in 1825 was working as a chemist in Sydney. It is not known when he died but he is not listed in the 1828 Census.
* information from Barbara Hall, Of Infamous Character: The Convicts of the Boddingtons, Ireland to Botany Bay, 1793 (2004), pp 85-90
is fined 20 pds and sentenced to three years hard labour labour at Newcastle for possessing a still, Sydney Gazette, 23 February 1811, p 1
is found guilty of receiving kitchen items, knowing that they were stolen, Sydney Gazette, 10 December 1814, p 2
is sentenced to Newcastle for three years hard labour, Sydney Gazette, 17 December 1814, p 2
Turley, Mary (partner)
Chapman, Isabella (partner)
'Flynn, William (c. 1763–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-william-31366/text38815, accessed 22 January 2021.
Flinn, William
Newry, Down, Ireland
Boddingtons (1793)
Newcastle penal settlement (NSW)
Court: Down (Ireland)
Trial Date: August 1791