Laurence Beads

Summary

Born
Jan 1772
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Feb 1793
Arrival
Aug 1793
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Laurence Beads
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1772
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Read

Crime

Convicted at: Dublin City
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 15th Feb 1793
Arrival: 7th Aug 1793
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Laurence Beads was transported on the Boddingtons, departing 15th Feb 1793 and arriving 7th Aug 1793 with 129 passengers.

The Boddingtons was Built in 1781. She departed Cork Ireland on 15 February 1793 bound for New South Wales.

BoddingtonsBoddingtons (generic)

References

Primary SourceSRNSW Convict Ships indents, Boddington 1793 Convict Indent / Freemans Journal (Dublin), 18 Dec 1792 p.4/

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Convict Notes

Robin Sharkey avatar
Level 72
on 17th October 2022

Lawrence Read (or "Beads" on the ship indent), was sentenced at the Dublin Tholsel in December 1792 to 7 years transportation, along with Morgan Bryan (per Sugar Cane) for together stealing money from a till. Lawrence was transported on the ship "Boddingtons" arriving in NSW in August 1793. Freemans Journal, Tuesday 18 December 1792 p.4 TRIALS at the THOLSEL WEDNESDAY 19 DECEMBER "Morgan Bryan and Lawrence Read, for stealing a till [sic] and 10s in halfpence, out of the warehouse of Mr Terence Gorman, found guilty to value of 4s 9d, and sentenced to be transported. Laurence was recorded on "Boddingtons" indent as Laurence BEADS, aged 21 and Morgan, aged 20, was transported on ‘Sugar Cane’ with surname “Brien” arriving one month after Laurence in September 1793. _______________________________