Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

Deposition by John Lennon, Master of the Hibernia, Richard Heaney, Chief Mate, William...
This record is held by National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts
Reference: ADM 359/39B/20
Deposition by John Lennon, Master of the Hibernia, Richard Heaney, Chief Mate, William Griffin, 2nd Mate and George Mee, Officer of the Guard, before H Chamberlain, Consul General for Brazil. We sailed from Portsmouth on 20 Nov 1818 for New South Wales. On 8 Jan 1819 William Smith and John McPherson, Seamen, behaved in a mutinous manner and Smith was ordered to be put in irons. McPherson was joined by the greater part of the ship's company, headed by George Streeter, late Boatswain, and John Lewis, declaring they would all go in irons. Apart from the 4 named men, the rest of the company returned to their duties. Gives details of events after arrival at Rio de Janeiro on 21 Jan, the names of the other mutinous seamen and events following the Master's application to Captain Wanchope, Commander of the Eurydice, for assistance. On the Consul's advice, 6 of the ringleaders of the mutiny were sent on shore to prison, but on release still refused duty on their ship and wrote to Captain Wanchope, offering to enter the Eurydice. Twelve men in total left the Hibernia, for which only 3 were given in return, as a result of which, the Master of the Hibernia was unable to proceed on his voyage, and holds the mutinous mariners and Captain Wanchope responsible for subsequent losses. The Protest is endorsed by Henry Chamberlain, Consul General in Brazil as a true and exact copy of the original Protest. Captain Wanchope sent a boat for John Lennon, but he declined to go as he was at dinner, and went later to the Eurydice in his own boat accompanied by the Surgeon, Charles Carter, when a guard of Marines was sent alongside to take John Lennon from the ship. This further statement was attested as a true and correct copy by the Consul General.
Enclosure.
Date: 1819 Feb 9

HEANY, Richard
1819 Aug 2
Former Chief Officer, "Hibernia". Memorial (Fiche 3011; 4/1822a No.20 p.63)
1819 Aug 6
Granted permission to remain in the country for purpose of "nautical business" (Reel 6006; 4/3500 p.205)
1820 Sep 30
Master, "Governor Macquarie". Re payment of passage money for the conveyance of persons from Port Dalrymple on the public service (Reel 6007; 4/3502 pp.289-90)
1820 Oct 11
Juror at inquest on David Douglas held at Sydney (Reel 6021; 4/1819 pp.185-6)

SHIP NEWS.
Last night arrived from England via Hobart Town,
the ship Hibernia, Captain Lenon. - She left Hobart
Town on the 7th instant, having conveyed to that
Settlement 150 male prisoners, who were all landed in
excellent health. - Passengers, the Reverend Charles
Hill, and Mrs. Hill; and Mr. and Mrs. Hill.

"...The memorial of Richard Heany late Chief Officer of the ship Hibernia John Lemon Master
Respectfully represents that
in consequence of his very unpleasant situation on board said ship [illegible] principally from the unhappy disposition of the Commander and the disorganised state of the crew, he has been induced to request his discharge from said ship and has succeeded in attaining the consent of the Commander.
Your memorialist having a desire to remain in the colony, with a view to pursuing nautical business, he therefore prays that Your Excellency will permit him to reside here and that the privileges of a free settler may be extended to him, which will be for ever esteemed by Your Excellency's most humble obedient servant.
Richd. Heany
2 Bunkers Hill 2d August 1819"
"Answr. The petitioner is permitted to remain in the colony but not as a settler! L.M. 2d August 1819"

Married at St Philips

Mary Ann Cooper a spinster, daughter of Robert Cooper of Sydney a dealer, was married to Richard Heaney a bachelor and master mariner of Sydney by Rev. W. Cowper at Sydney on 10 May 1821, a licence having been obtained 9 May 1821

"MARRIED - At the Church of St. Philip, Sydney, on Thursday last, by special license, Captain RICHARD HEANY, of the colonial merchant service, to Miss COOPER, eldest daughter of Mr. ROBERT COOPER, of George-street, Sydney."

DECEMBER 31.
We regret to say that we have received a letter from Mr. Richard Heaney, of Ross Bridge, in which he states that his house, and all the property it contained, were accidentally destroyed on the 10th instant, by fire. What gave an extra force to this calamity was the illness of Mrs. H. who had been confined only nine days, and who was rescued from the flames with great difficulty. It is pleasing however to add, that all the children escaped free from injury.

Name: Richard Heaney
Birth Year: abt 1785
Age: 56
Death Date: 19 Aug 1841
Death Place: Tasmania
Registration Year: 1841
Registration Place: Launceston, Tasmania
Registration Number: 547

DIED. —At Perth, on Friday evening, the 20th
instant, Captain Richard Heany, aged 56
years, an old and respected colonist.