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Henry Beard was transported on the America, departing 4th Apr 1829 and arriving 18th Aug 1829 with 176 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 20 Aug 1829. Page 2. Shipping Intelligence. On Tuesday last arrived, from London, the ship America, Captain Donald, with 168 male prisoners. Surgeon Superintendent, Alexander Stewart, Esq. R. N. The guard consists of a detachment of the 63d Regiment, under the command of Adjutant Montgomery. Passengers, Mrs. Montgomery and two children. 168 Mustered, 8 Died on voyage; Total 176 Embarked. 1831 Voyage - Source; The Hobart Town Courier. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1831 Arrived on Monday the 9th. instant the convict ship America, Robert Donald, Esq. Commander, from London 6th. January, with, 186 females. Passengers, Mr. Capon, Chief Constable of the Island, Mr. and Mrs. Davies, Surgeon and Superintendent, Dr. Thomson, R. N.; brings also some Commissariat stores. The Surgeons Journal for 1830-1831 voyage: https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/docs/ships/SurgeonsJournal_America1831.pdf
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 30 |
| 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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Henry Beard arrived on the convict ship America in 1829 having been sentenced in Gloucester to seven years transportation for stealing a cloak and other articles. He was sixteen years old and was assigned to the Maitland area by 1831. John Richardson arrived on the Marquis of Hastings in 1828. He was 25 years old and had been employed as a shepherd in Essex before being transported for seven years for pig stealing. His description was given as 5ft 2 ¾in, sallow complexion, brown hair and grey eyes. He was assigned to the Bathurst district on arrival. Together Beard and Richardson were indicted for highway robbery of John Quantrill, the robbery of William Harper and for theft from Alexander McLeod of which they were both found Guilty. The Sydney Herald reported their trial in August 1833. SUPREME COURT-CRIMINAL SIDE. THURSDAY-Before Judge Dowling, and the Usual Commission. Henry Beard and John Richardson, were jointly indicted for a highway robbery, putting in bodily fear John Quondrum (Quantrill), and stealing from a dray a large quantity of property, belonging jointly to Robert Lethbridge and Richard Alcorn, at Anville Creek, Maitland, on the 5th of June ; and John McMullin was indicted for receiving part of the property, well knowing it to have been before feloniously stolen. It appeared that the bushrangers met the Drayton the road between Maitland and Alcorn's Inn, near Anville Creek, and made the driver Quondrum, and a man of Allman's who was with him and had a cart in charge, to drive into the bush; the robbers then made the servants unload the dray of a puncheon of rum, a cask of brandy, and a large quantity of other property, and put it upon the cart with which they made two trips further into the bush, and hid the plunder. Quondrum gave information to Mr. Coulson, who with the Mounted Police tracked and secured the marauders, and found part of the property in the house of M'Mullin. Guilty. M'Mullin was then removed from the bar, and Beard and Richardson were again indicted for burglariously entering the dwelling-house of William Harper, putting the inmates in bodily fear, and stealing a gun at Hunter's River ; the prisoners were again found guilty, and having been called up for judgment, the learned Judge passed the awful sentence of death upon them, and ordered them for execution this morning without a hope of mercy. McMullin who had been convicted of receiving the stolen property, was ordered to be transported for fourteen years. Punishment was swift. They were executed on 5th August 1833, two days after the trial.
5719 Beard Henry America 1829 5 June 1833 Anvil Creek R v Beard & Richardson - Superior Court of NSW Indicted for highway robbery of John Quandron. Guilty. Indicted for theft from William Harper at Oswald's. Guilty Indicted for theft from Alexander McLeod. Guilty.
91000 Beard Henry - America 1829. 1831 21 January Luskintyre NGE Bricklayer from Gloucestershire. Sentenced to 4 days in the cells by the Luskintyre Bench for refusing to work. 97684 Beard Henry - America 1829. 1831 17 August Maitland NGE. Bricklayer from Gloucestershire. Admitted to Newcastle gaol 17 August en route to Sydney. Returned to government service at Sydney 18 August. 5719 Beard Henry - America 1829. 5 June 1833 Anvil Creek R v Beard & Richardson - Superior Court of NSW. Indicted for highway robbery of John Quandron. Guilty. Indicted for theft from William Harper at Oswald's. Guilty Indicted for theft from Alexander McLeod. Guilty.
165283 Beard Henry - America 1829. 29 October 1828 Justitia Hulk UK Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books. Age 16. Tried at Gloucester 11 October 1828 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing a cloak and other articles. Admitted to the hulk and then transferred to the convict ship America on 27 March 1829 for transportation to NSW.