Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Baker was transported on the Augusta Jessie, departing 10th Aug 1838 and arriving 6th Dec 1838 with 211 passengers.
Augusta Jessie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 330. --0-- http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/c31a31030780 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
DEATH: 16 January, 1847: Richard Baker, a shepherd, died at Campbell Town. There are no particulars of his death in this document (Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 1800-1899; Register; Registers of convict deaths, 1845-1874). --0-- 15 February, 1847: Son Richard Baker baptised at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Campbell Town; father Richard Baker, shepherd, dead (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/c31a31030780).
MARRIAGE: 9 December, 1844: Mary Bannon, aged 20, prisoner per Rajah (1841), and Richard Baker, aged 27, holding a Ticket of Leave, were married at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Campbell Town, Tasmania. Witnesses brother-in-law William Kendrick (illiterate) and Harriet Nash (illiterate). 6 February, 1845: Birth of their daughter Ellen Baker at Campbell Town. 23 June, 1846: Recommended for a Conditional Pardon (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-3$init=CON31-1-3p265). 2 October, 1846: Birth of their son Richard Baker Jnr. Father Richard Baker, labourer; informant mother Mary Bannon, illiterate, resident of Campbell Town. --0--
IN VDL: 3 December, 1838: On arrival, he was listed as Richard Baker alias Cooper, 23, convict #2953, ploughman and labourer, single, native place Suffolk; "bad character" but the surgeon's report says he was industrious and well behaved on the voyage (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-3$init=CON31-1-3p265; and https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-4$init=CON18-1-4p175). 8 December, 1844: Issued with a Ticket of Leave. --0--
TRIAL: 27 October, 1837: Convicted and sentenced at Suffolk QS to 14 years' transportation for stealing wearing apparel from a wagon; previous conviction for stealing shoes (6 months) (http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/c31a31030780). --0--