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Transportation
Richard Franks was transported on the Atlas, departing 5th Jun 1819 and arriving 19th Oct 1819 with 167 passengers.
Atlas (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 167 (85) |
| 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
At the Bedford Assizes, the prisoners received their sentences as follows: … George Lacey, for a burglary, and George Baskerfield, Richard Franks. for being accessaries after the fact, Seven Years' Transportation. Northampton Mercury, 20 Mar 1819.
Richard Franks was 18 years old when convicted of being an "Accessory after a burglary". Richard was 5'3 1/2" tall, dark brown hair, fresh complexion, native place was Shefford, Bedfordshire. 30/10/1819: On list of convicts forwarded to Liverpool for distribution. 1825 Servant of T Hay of Liverpool: Attestation as to his character for a TOL. 1825: TOL, Wilberforce 14/6/1833: COF 6/8/1832: Married Hannah Cronin (Kains 1830)at the Church of England, Richmond. They had about 4 children and lived in the Jugiong/Gundagai district. Richard and his son Richard Jnr., were farmers around Jugiong and both acquired land in the area. No date of death found for Richard. Hannah died in September 1896, she had suffered from rheumatic gout for 30 years and 16 years of opthalmia which had also left her blind.