DALTON & COONEY - Inistioge area possible pre 1847

James DALTON & Margaret (Mary?) COONEY (CONEY/COYNE) were my ggg grandparents.

James born c1775 & Margaret died after 1847 (***based on son John's transportation info)

Married c1828

Their Children:

*John, born c1827

Patrick, born c1831?

Sarah (Sally?) born c1833?

Mary (Margaret?) born c1835?

*John is my gg grandfather and mentioned in his later life the area of Inistioge, so working on the fact he was from there or closeby. He was caught and convicted in Kilkenny on 31 Dec 1846 (or 1/Jan/1847) at a trial of himself and a James Dalton & a Hugh Byrne. I do not know for sure if the **James Dalton was his father, but could have well been or if the Hugh was involved in same. John's offence was Felony (stealing ....& butter) from a Mr David Moore near Castlecomer. He was sentenced to transportation to Tasmania for 7yrs. He was held and departed by the ship Pestongee Bomangee3 on 20 Sept 1848 from Dublin and arrived Tasmania (Van Diemens Land) 2 Jan 1849.  (I have all later info in Tasmania). 

**I did also find a record for a James Dalton aged 72yrs (which could have been the father, if he was indeed involved in the crime), who was imprisoned on Spike Island, Cork, same trial date, sentence and ship.  There is no record of him arriving in Tasmania so maybe he was too old to be transported?  I do not know if he died on Spike Island or served his sentence and returned to his possible family?

***Further arrival info in Tasmania shows John, aged 19, single, Roman Catholic, his mother as Margaret, one brother Patrick, two sisters Sally & Mary - all living Co Kilkenny.  No father mentioned, so I still think he may have been the James Dalton above.

I'd appreciate any further info on this family.  I have found various Griffith Valuation records etc but nothing definate. I'd say they were Farmers or Farm Labourers. I cannot find births/baptisms/marriages for the 3 other children. I do not know for sure the spelling of the mother's surname either and whether she came from that parish also.

Thanks so much!

Liz

Australia (formerly from New Zealand)