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Charles Barnes Merrick was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Nov 1839 and arriving 28th Mar 1840 with 201 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 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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"Charles Barnes Merrick is my Great Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
1846 - Free Certificate. No; 334. 1847 - Departure. Status: Free by servitude Departure date: 22 Oct 1847. Departure port: Launceston Ship: Thomas Lord Ship to colony: Runnymede Bound to: Sydney
Born in Clerkenwell, London. Parents Barnabas Merrick(bobbin turner) and Ann Bowen. Free Certificate in 1846.Spent about 6 years in NSW, moving to Geelong in about 1854.Married Mary Ahern in 1857 in Geelong. Had 6 children in Melbourne. Mary died in 1867. Charles remarried to Bridget Cunningham. Had 3 sons. Charles worked as a bootmaker at 248/250 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. His sons took over the business when he died. They worked around the Richmond and Burnley areas until 1911. For a detailed story see my cousin Ken Stewart's webpage.