Looking for information on John Bent who was born in Wexford in 1770. Because of his participation in the Rebellion of 1798, he was tried as an Irish Rebel and transported here to Australia on board the ship, Atlas II, in 1802. Many thanks. Trish.
Dear Trish:
Thank you for your post to the Ireland Reaching Out website.
You might find more information through the Ireland Australia Transportation Database which is available online through the National Archives of Ireland:
http://findingaids.nationalarchives.ie/index.php?category=18&subcategory=147
Wexford has a county archive that you might also look at:
http://wexfordcountyarchive.com/family-history/
Please let us know if we can assist further.
Kind regards,
Jane.