Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Geare was transported on the Westmoreland, departing 27th Apr 1838 and arriving 22nd Aug 1838 with 112 passengers.
The Westmoreland was a 405-ton sailing ship built in 1832 at Lynn, Norfolk, England. Four (4) sailings listed for her to transport convicts (and some free settlers and soldiers) to Australia - New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). (Voyage in 1838 from Ireland to NSW is currently being compiled, incomplete list of persons to date.)
Westmoreland (generic)References
| Primary Source | NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. |
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Convict Notes
122366 Geare Richard - Westmoreland 1838. 1842 28 January Paterson GG. Labourer aged 24 from Co. Tipperary. 5' 4 1/2"; brown hair, brown hair, brown eyes, eyebrows meeting, diagonal scar under left nostril, tattoos. Absconded from G.F. Fenwick 13th January. 122541 Geare Richard - Westmoreland 1838. 1843 6 January Newcastle GG. Absconded from No. 3 Stockade at Newcastle 22 December. Out of irons. 173198 Geare Richard - Westmoreland 1838. 27 January 1843 Newcastle Gaol State Archives NSW; Gaol Entrance Book, Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Camyrallen, Paterson charged with highway robbery. Sent for trial.
Born - Tipperary County Ireland. Single - Colonial sentence of 10 years.