Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Dunn was transported on the Hilsborough, departing 30th Sep 1798 and arriving 26th Jul 1799 with 300 passengers.
Hilsborough (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 255 (128) |
| 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 |
Claims
"Richard Dunn is my 3rd Great grandfather on my paternal side."
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Convict Notes
Saturday se'nnight the assizes for this for this county were opened at York, by the Hon. Sir Giles Rooke, Knight, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Court of Common Pleas, before whom the following prisoners have taken their trials, viz. Owen Pendegrass, John Clark, and William Henderson, for highway robberies; and Richard Dunn and David Sherburn, for sheep-stealing, were all found guilty, and received sentence of death. Leeds Intelligencer, 20 March 1797. The Judge before he left York was pleased to reprieve John Clark, William Henderson, Richard Dunn, and Sherburn, who had received sentence of death —Owen Pendergrass, for a highway robbery is left for execution. Leeds Intelligencer, 3 April 1797. Friday morning the following convicts left the castle of York, to be delivered board the board the hulks Portsmouth, or Cumberland Fort, in order that their respective Sentences may be carried execution, viz: Richard Dunn, Thomas Blacken, Robert Wincup, David Sherburn, Thomas Barrett; John Maddison, John Roberts, William Haynes, and Townend. Leeds Intelligencer, 9 Oct 1797.
Richard was supposed to be hung but the Judge changed his mind to life as Richard had a trade of wheelwright. He was married before coming to Australia, but because he couldn't return he married Ann Pullen, her mother was Margaret Watson, Convict her father was Sam Pullen.