COAL RIVER HISTORY

Convict.  Dogherty was sentenced to seven years transportation in Westmeath in 1818.  Arrived in Van Diemen's Land per Admiral Cockburn on 16^th September 1819.  Dogherty was assigned to Lieutenant Charles Jeffries at Pittwater.  On 2^nd August 1820 Dogherty was charged by Jeffries with neglect of duty, insolence and disobedience of his master's orders.  Dogherty received 25 lashes.  In late 1824 Dogherty seems to have been at the Government Farm, as he was disciplined on 4^th December 1824 for being drunk and disorderly and out after hours from the Government Farm.  Dogherty was back working for Jeffries in 1825 when on 19^th March he was again charged with neglect of duty and insolence.  Consequently Dogherty was punished with 50 lashes.  On 10^th July, again, Dogherty received 25 lashes for disobedience.  By 1827 Dogherty was working for John Aldridge.  In May and July 1827 Dogherty absconded from Aldridge's service.  On 12^th July 1827 the action against Dogherty was "discontinued" due to the "prisoner [having] not appeared after repeated adjournments."¹ 

Dogherty was granted 40 acres in the parish of Staffa sometime after 1834.  The land had previously been granted to Terence Dogherty (killed by natives in August 1829).
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¹ AOT CON 31/9.

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