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Voyage
Transportation
Simon Clark was transported on the Duke Of Portland, departing 31st Dec 1806 and arriving 27th Jul 1807 with 203 passengers.
Duke Of Portland (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 390 |
| 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
Simon Clark, Died 3 Apr 1818 at Richmond district NSW aged 51 Buried 5 Apr 1818 at Richmond NSW Burial registered at St Peter's. 1807, Reverend Henry Fulton -Arrived per ship Duke of Portland,
ASSIZES. At Hertford, ... ; and Simon Clarke was convicted stealing a gelding, under the following circumstances — the prosecutor was poor countryman, who could neither read nor write. the 12th of May he carried his horse to Hertford, and agreed to sell it to the prisoner for 41. Clarke gave him a note which told him was a 51, Deptford bank-note; and the prosecutor gave him a 11, note change. This note the next person to whom it was tendered discovered to be a mere imitation of banknote; fact it was a note on the face of it purporting to Debtors’ Bank. promise to pay bearer five-pence. The Countryman finding how he had been duped, went in search of the prisoner, and caused him to be apprehended. Royal Cornwall Gazette, 9 Aug 1806.
Return of Deaths at Castlereagh and Richmond district. Simon Clark, convict, per ship Duke of Portland, age 51 years, deceased 5 April 1818. Source: Familysearch, Image 181.