Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Conning was transported on the Lady East, departing 4th Nov 1824 and arriving 9th Apr 1825 with 212 passengers.
Lady East (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 210. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. |
| 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
Richard CONNING was convicted at Kent, England 15 Dec 1823 for housebreaking. Previous offences for vagrancy and highway robbery. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'Lady East' arriving 9 April 1825. Single man. Assignments in VDL. June 1825: Absent without a pass and in the company of Brown, the bushranger near New Town. To be sent to Maria Island (off the east coast of southern Tasmania). Several records of misconduct and severe punishments. An attempt to escape the island. Sent to Port Arthur Penal Settlement. Further charges and period of sentence extended. 1841: Free Certificate issued.