Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Esther Barker was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 7th Sep 1822 and arriving 27th Feb 1823 with 98 passengers.
A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)
Lord Sidmouth (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 201 (101) |
| 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
GOVERNMENT NOTICE, Colonial Secretary's Office, No. 9. Jan. 2I, 1829. The periods for which the undermentioned persons were transported, having expired, certificates have been granted to them accordingly. Esther Barker, 66, Lord Sidmouth, (3) Hobart Town Gazette, 24 Jan 1829.
Tasmanian Records. Convict Conduct Record: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON40-1-1/CON40-1-1P97 No 66. Esther Barker. Per Lord Sidmouth, Feb 1823. Tried Stafford 14 Feb 1822, 7 years. Several incidents of being drunk, or absent from her master. Last entry on her record: Jan 12 1832, (F.S, (Free by servitude) Culpably and negligently harboring Julia George, a convict on the 10th November in her house & premises at Hobart Town. Fined £20 & costs. See record for full details.
Staffordshire Epiphany Sessions. Esther Barker, receiving stolen goods, 7 yrs. Staffordshire Advertiser, 26 Jan 1822. Tuesday last, Esther Barker, under sentence of transportation for seven years, was removed from our county gaol, and placed on board the Lord Sidmouth, at Woolwich, previous to her sailing to New South Wales.  Staffordshire Advertiser, 31 Aug 1822.
Trial; 14 February 1822. Offence; Larceny
Tasmania, Australia, Convict Court and Selected Records, 21/1/1832 Convicted of Harbouring julia George fined and discharged