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Voyage
Transportation
Richard Forrest was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 48 |
| 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
List of 80 male convicts (originally sent on Guildford 1812) be embarked per Ruby of Calcutta to Hobart Town, with the indents from Guildford, master Johnson, in 1812. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P23 Richard Forrest, Lancaster Ass., 23 Mar 1811, Life.
RICHARD GORREST was tried at the Lancaster Assizes (commencing on Saturday, 23 March 1811) with John Forrest and James Dagger, for having stolen fourteen pieces of printed calico in the bleaching grounds of Ralph Clayton &c at Curedon.[ Lancaster Gazetter, “Lancaster - Sat 23 March 1811, p.3] Richard Forrest and James Dagger were both found guilty and sentenced to 14 years transportation to NSW. John Forrest was not transported, however the newspaper report fails to include him in either the list of acquitted or the list of “no billed”. Lancaster Gazetter, “Lancaster - Sat 6 April 1811, p.3 “Lancaster Assizes “On Tuesday morning the Hon Baron Thompson proceeded to pass sentence upon those prisoners who had been found guilty, viz: “James Dagger and Rd. Forrest for robbing bleaching grounds, to be transported for fourteen years.” “The following have been acquitted since our last - “ Transported to NSW on “Guildford” arriving 18 January 1812. _____________________________________