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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Beacall was transported on the Royal Charlotte, departing 18th Nov 1824 and arriving 29th Apr 1825 with 137 passengers.
Royal Charlotte (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 225 (114) |
| 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
Richard Beacall and George Wellings, late steward and clerk of Shrewsbury House of Industry, charged with having fraudulently embezzled sums of money, the property of the Directors and Guardians of the Poor. Shrewsbury Chronicle, 12 March 1824.
An order from the Home Secretary’s Office, has been received at our County Gaol, for the removal of 12 convicts to the Hulks at Woolwich ; Beacall and Wellings, the late Steward and Clerk at our House of Industry, were included in the number They will depart this morning. Shrewsbury Chronicle, 1 Oct 1824. National Archives. Hulk Records: HO-9-4_4. (Page 6/51) Woolwich, Justitia Hulk Richard Beacall, age 44, Embezzlement, Tried Shrewsbury Assizes, 11 August 1824, 14 years. Transported 15 Nov 1824. George Wellings, age 32, Embezzlement, Tried Shrewsbury Assizes, 11 August 1824, 14 years. Transported 15 Nov 1824.
NSW Convict Index. Richard Beacall, per Charlotte, 1825, Ticket of Leave, No 31/1010.District, Windsor; Born Shrewsbury; Trade, Currier; Tried, Salop Ass. Richard Beacall, per Royal Charlotte, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, No 38/0733. 9 Aug 1838. Convict Applications to Marry. Richard Beacall, per Royal Charlotte, age 53, 14 years; T of L; and Mary Jane McDougall, per William. Came free, Free. Date of permission, 27 Dec 1833, Parramatta. NSW BMD Marriage Reg: 205/1836. Richard Beacall and Mary J McDougall, CB district. (Church of England, Parramatta, St John’s)