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Transportation
Stephen Bird was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 357 (180) |
| 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
Hulk Records. HO-9-4_2 page 18/49 Woolwich Hulks, (Prudentia, Retribution and Justitia) Received 15 Sep 1816. Stephen Bird, age 22, Stealing in a dwelling house, Tried Reading Ass. 4 Mar 1616, NSW 7 years, Transported 28 June 1817.
At the Berkshire Assizes, which commenced 6th Monday at Reading, … and Stephen Bird, for stealing silver spoons from the dwelling house of ?? Loighton, at Wokingham were found guilty, and received sentence of death but were afterwards reprieved. Oxford Journal, 9 March 1816. STEPHEN BIRD, aged 22 years, charged with having entered the dwelling-house of Farr Longhlon, Wokingham, and feloniously stolen thereout a silver gravy spoon, five silver table spoons, seven silver tea spoons, and other articles. Guilty, Death. —Reprieved, Oxford University and City Herald, 9 March 1816.
Colonial Secretary Index. BIRD, Stephen. Per "Larkins", 1817 1817 Dec 2 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Larkins" and forwarded to Parramatta for distribution (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.191) 1821 On list of convicts employed by William Cox (Reel 6052; 4/1751 p.257)