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Transportation
Richard Hodgson was transported on the Eliza, departing 22nd Sep 1819 and arriving 21st Jan 1820 with 159 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
Eliza (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 225 |
| 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
Colonial Secretary Index. HODSON, Richard. Per "Eliza", 1820 1822 Mar 7 On list of prisoners assigned (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D p.51) 1824 Dec On list of convict servants maintained by George Druitt; in 1822-24 (Fiche 3086; 4/1837A No.296 pp.171, 172, 174) 1825 Oct On muster list of Government servants & free men maintained at Mount Druitt from 1 Oct 1824 to 1 Oct 1825 (Reel 6064; 4/1788 p.10)
Cumberland Assizes. Richard Hodgson, aged 18, pleaded guilty the charge of stealing in the dwelling house of Mr. W. Atkinson, Penrith, innkeeper, bank notes and bank notes and post bank bill, Value 10£, the property of Lt-Col. Jackson —Death. Transported for life. Westmorland Gazette, 17 April 1819.