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Michael Ford 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
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 361 (182) |
| 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 Record HO-9-7_5 page 3/42 Bellerophon Received twenty Five prisoners from Newgate, 5 May 1817. Michael Ford, age 23, Felony, Tried London 16 April 1817, 14 years, Disch’d 4 July 1817, Larkin. NSW.
Family connections for Michael (Ford) are: FORD Micheal (Ford) was born about 1791/4 at Longford Longford co.Ireland & became a clerk. As Michail (Ford) joined 71st Foot Soldiers 1st Battalion Ireland Military on 9 9 1810. He was living at Langford London when tried for coining (counterfeiting) & sentenced on 16 4 1817 to 14years at Old Bailey & held at London Gaol Delivery & ship BELLEPHON PLACE at Woolwich Thames London; he arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 11 1817 after a voyage of 4months on LARKINS; he was 5'6.5" florid and freckled complexion brown hair hazel eyes. He married Mary Ann (Cobcroft) on 7 11 1820 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was issued his Ticket of Leave no.1499 & Certificate of Freedom no.1509. He was issued his Absolute Pardon on 22 9 1821. He was admitted to Sydney Gaol on 10 8 1836. He is recorded at Wilberforce in 1841. He died on 11 9 1865 age about74 at Windsor & buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor. [Some of this information was taken from this Website] Mary Ann (Cobcroft) was born in 1801. She died on 5 9 1877 age about76. Details of Mary Ann (Cobcroft)s family are given in entry for John (Cobcroft SCARBOROUGH 1790) on this Website. Micheal (Ford) & Mary Ann (Cobcroft) produced 9children: 1.Jane Ann (Ford) was born on 4 6 1821 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 10 1828 age7 with her siblings at St Marys RC Sydney. She died in 1908 age about87. 2.Susanna/h (Ford) was born on 11 10 1823 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 10 1828 age5 with her siblings at St Marys RC Sydney. 3.Michael (Ford) was born on 25 11 1826 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 10 1828 age23m with her siblings at St Marys RC Sydney. 4.Elizabeth (Ford) was born on 24 9 1828 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 10 1828 with her siblings at St Marys RC Sydney. 5.Richard (Ford) was born in 1833 at Wilberforce. He died in 1876 age about43. 6.Samuel (Ford) was born in 1838 at Wilberforce. 7.Benjamin Ford Twin(1841–1841) 8.Benjamin (Ford) was born in Feb 1841 & baptised at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He died on 18 11 1841 age about9m. 9.John Ford was born in Feb 1841also at Windsor. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 14 October 2023), April 1817, trial of MICHAEL FORD (t18170416-48). MICHAEL FORD, Royal Offences > coining offences, 16th April 1817. 585. MICHAEL FORD was indicted for the like offence . The Prisoner pleaded GUILTY . Transported for Fourteen Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.
Military 9 Sep 1810 Name Michail Ford Age 19 Birth Date 1791 Birth Place Longford, Longford, Ireland Military Date 9 Sep 1810 Unit 71st Foot Soldiers, 1st Battalion Residence 16 Apr 1817 • Old Bailey, Middlesex, England Name Michael Ford Age 23 Estimated Birth Year 1794 Date of Trial Apr 1817 Trial Year 1817 Location of Trial Middlesex, England Sentence Transportation Residence 5 May 1817 • Woolwich, Kent, England Name Michael Ford Age 23 Estimated Birth Year 1794 Date Received 5 May 1817 Ship Bellerophon Place Moored Woolwich Date Convicted 16 Apr 1817 Place Convicted London Departure 24 Jul 1817 Name Michael Ford Vessel Larkins Convicted Date 16 Apr 1817 Voyage Date 24 Jul 1817 Colony New South Wales Place of Conviction London, England Arrival 22 Nov 1817 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Convicted at: London Gaol Delivery Sentence term: 14 years Ship: Larkins Departure date: 24th July, 1817 Arrival date: 22nd November, 1817 Place of arrival New South Wales Passenger manifest Travelled with 249 other convicts Marriage 1820 • Windsor, New South Wales Name Michael Ford Marriage Date 1820 Marriage Place Windsor, New South Wales Registration Date 1820 Registration Place Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Spouse Mary A Cobcroft Mary Ann Cobcroft (1801–1877) Absolute Pardon 22 Sep 1821 Name Michael Ford Origin Place Longford, Ireland Trial Location London, England Conviction Date 16 Apr 1817 Arrival Year 1817 Pardon Date 22 Sep 1821 Vessel Name Larkins Record Type Absolute Birth of daughter Jane Ann Ford(1821–1908) 1821 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Petition for mitigation of sentence 1822 FORD, Michael. Per "Larkins", 1817 1822 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3217; 4/1865 p.60) Residence 1822 • Australia Name Michael Ford Vessel Larkins Province New South Wales Title General muster Year(s) 1822 Birth of daughter Susannah Ford(1823–) 1823 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Birth of son Michael George Ford(1826–) 1826 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1828 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Name Michael Ford Estimated Birth Year 1792 Arrival Ship Larkins Arrival Year 1817 District Wilberforce Residence Age 36 Residence New South Wales, Australia Residence Date 1828 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ford Twin(1828–) 1828 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Birth of daughter Susanna Ford Twin(1828–) 1828 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Birth of son Richard Ford(1833–1876) 25 Aug 1833 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Residence 10 Aug 1836 • Sydney Gaol, New South Wales, Australia Name Michael Ford Birth Place Longford Arrival Year 1817 Arrival Country Australia Vessel Arrived In Larkin Date of Admission/Photo 10 Aug 1836 Gaol Sydney Gaol Location Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Record Type Entrance and Description Book Birth of son Samuel Ford(1838–) 1838 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Birth of son Benjamin Ford Twin(1841–1841) 20 Feb 1841 • St. John, Wilberforce, Australia Death of son Benjamin Ford Twin(1841–1841) 18 Nov 1841 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Residence 1841 • Wilberforce, New South Wales, Australia Name Michael Ford Location Wilberforce Publication Year 1841 Birth of son John Ford Twin(1841–) 1841 • Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Death 11 Sep 1865 • Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Burial Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Name Michael Ford Gender Male Birth Date 1790 Birth Place County Longford, Ireland Death Date 11 Sep 1865 Death Place Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery St. Matthew's Catholic Cemetery Windsor
Tried 16 April 1817. Native Place: Longford. Occupation: Clerk. Age: 23 years. Height: 5 ft 6½ in. Complex: Florid and freckled. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Hazel. Ticket of Leave: 1499. Conditional Pardon: 1509. Source: James McClelland's 'Convict, Pioneer and Immigrant Series of Australia Bok 38, Jan-Jun 1817.