Hi again Bev, Just did a bit more checking and found the following - "John GILLARY was one of 280 convicts transported on the Norfolk 4 July 1834. Convicted at the York Assizes for a term of life on 22 March 1834. Transferred to Lady Kennaway at Cork in September 1834. Left sick at Haulbowline." http://www.findmyhistory.net/transported-convicts/transported_convicts-33/ This link to another convict explains that the "Lady Kennaway" proceeded to Cork to pick up military prisoners, and a number of convicts were left behind due to sickness - http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/mendham/thomas/14617 Thomas Mendham was transferred to the Lady Kennaway, which proceeded to Cork to pick up Military Prisoners only. He was one of the sick convicts taken off at Haulbowline Island. This from the list of voyages by the Lady Kennaway: - Early in June 1834, one hundred men embarked in the Lady Kennaway at Woolwich, transferees from the 537 ton barque Norfolk which had abandoned her voyage after being forced back three times. Another 180 men were taken on at Portsmouth later that month. Departing Portsmouth on 30 June, she proceeded to Cork where thirty-one military prisoners (not Irish convicts) were embarked. Many of the prisoners were sick, especially those from the Norfolk, and seventeen died at Cork with a further eighteen were re-landed sick at Haulbowline Island. The Lady Kennaway sailed from Cork on 27 October 1834 commanded by Master Robert P Davidson, and surprisingly only two further convicts died on the voyage. Hobart was reached on 13 February 1835, 109 days after leaving Cork, and 258 prisoners landed. The military prisoners embarked at Cork were not landed at Hobart: eighteen were apparently landed at Sydney and presumably some of the deaths were from amongst their ranks. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW