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Transportation
Robert Ford was transported on the Baring, departing 31st Mar 1815 and arriving 7th Sep 1815 with 302 passengers.
Baring (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 209 (106) |
| 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
Monday last, Robert Ford, convicted of horse-stealing at Jedburgh Circuit, and sentenced to be transported beyond seas, was brought to the tolbooth till an opportunity offers to send him to the hulks. Caledonian Mercury, 18 Aug 1814.
Circuit Intelligence. Robert Ford was brought to the bar, upon a charge of horse stealing; The indictment having been read over, the prisoner pleaded guilty No objection being stated to the relevancy of the charge, an interlocutor was pronounced finding the same relevant to infer the pains of law, and allowing the prisoner to prove in exculpation. A Jury was then impanelled, before whom the prisoner adhered to his former confession. The Advocate for the Crown having restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment, Mr Pringle for the pannel, thought it unnecessary to produce any proof of his urniform good conduct both previous and subsequent to the commission of the crime of which he now confessed himself guilty, and stated, that in particular, since he was confined, an attempt having been made by the other prisoners to break the prison, the pannel had not only not availed himself of this circumstance to effect his escape but alarmed the jailor, and by that means prevented the escape of the other prisoners. Mr Pringie, therefore, only would crave his Lordship's interest in the case, and hoped he would make the punishment as slight as possible. The Jury were then inclosed, and returned a verdict, finding the pannel guilty on his own judicial confession; and his Lordship, after a very suitable admonition, sentenced him to transportation during life. Caledonian Mercury, 16 April 1814.
Tried 9 April 1814. Native Place: Berwick. Occupation: Labourer. Age: 26 years. Source: James McClelland's 'Convicts Arriving in Australia' Book 33.