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Transportation
Richard Bailey Illidge was transported on the Moffatt, departing 7th Nov 1837 and arriving 1st Apr 1838 with 400 passengers.
Moffatt (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 202. State Records NSW, Criminal Register (Class: HO 27; Piece: 50; Page: 236) and Pardons (Class: HO 10; Piece: 61). UK, Prison Hulk Register (Class: HO9; Piece: 12) https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Illidge-184 |
| 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
Convicted: 5 March 1835 Previous Sentence: 6 months Pardon 1849-1851 Conditional Pardon 1850 Hulk Register:- Age: 16, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821, Date Received: 15 May 1837, Ship: Ganymede, Place Moored: Chatham and Woolwich, Date Convicted: 10 Mar 1837, Place Convicted: Stafford, Offence: Stealing a gold watch, Single, can read and write, Trade: Tailor Australian Death Index:- Registration Year: 1876 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 7850
Sentence was life. Richard was pardoned. He remained in Australia; moving to Victoria where he married twice; had a horse ride that rivaled that of the Man From Snowy River (he rode to get a pardon from the governor for a friend); and was tragically killed in the collapse of the New Quartz Mine, Dead Horse, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Son of William and Ann Illidge. Christened 9 Aug 1820 at Newcastle-Under-Lyne, Staffordshire, England. Died 21 Jul 1876 in New Welcome Mine cave in, Ballarat district, Ballarat division, Victoria, Australia.