Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Hedditch was transported on the Hibernia, departing 20th Nov 1818 and arriving 11th May 1819 with 160 passengers.
Hibernia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 114. NSW & Tas., Australia Convict Muster 1823 (HO 10/45) and Convict Muster 1826 (HO 10/46). Tasmania, Australia, Convit Court & Selected Records, HM Gaol Record Book, Ref.No. GD135-2-1. Public Record Office, NSW, Australia, Settler & Convict Lists, 1822, HO 10/18. LINC, Conduct Record (CON31/1/18) and Departures (POL220/1/1 p208) |
| 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 |
Claims
"researching him in portland victoria"
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Convict Notes
New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Age; 34 years old Trade; farming Labourer
16/4/1807 Married Sarah Charlton. Daughter Anne born 17/9/1826 at Coal River and registered at Sorrell - died 26/12/1826, e months old - mother Sarah - Samuel was a constable. 17/4/1828: Sarah Hadditch died at Coal River, aged 46 years - Free woman - wife of Samuel Hadditch holding a TOL. 24/11/1831: CP 22/6/1847: CP extended to the Australian Colonies. A son of Samuel and Sarah Hedditch, Richard Charlton Hedditch (1809-1893) and his wife, Rachel Forward Hedditch, nee Read (1815-1904) migrated soon after their marriage in 1837, first to South Australia and then to Van Diemen's Land. Moving to the Portland Bay settlement, they were teachers at the Church of England School from 1841 to 1845. Richard's father, Samuel Hedditch joined the family some time prior to his death in 1869. There were siblings of Richard who settled in V.D.L. and some of their descendants later settled in New Zealand.
Convicted: 14 July 1818 Sentence: 14 years on 1823 Convict Muster and NSW, Settler & Convict Lists 1822 Ticket of Leave: 1826 Convict Muster Conditional Pardon No. 301 24th Nov. 1831 Conduct Record: Transported for Felony, Gaol report None, Hulk report Good, Gaol Record Book named Redditch, crossed out and written Hedditch - date of confinement 21 July 1832 for Drunkenness / for Bail Departed Launceston 25 March 1850 on ship City of Sydney bound to Portland
The entry on his convict record was originally 14 years, but that has been crossed out and replaced with 'Life'.