Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Jones was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 2nd Oct 1822 and arriving 4th Mar 1823 with 161 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 227 (114) |
| 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
Highway robbery - About ten o’clock Tuesday night last, Mr George Church, of Hillwood Farm, Albourn, was attacked by two fellows, dressed like farmer’s labourers, in Manor Lane, adjoining the town of Ramsbury, and robbed of a silver hunting watch. A reward of guineas is offered for their apprehension. Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 20 May 1822 Richard Jones, for highway robbery, committed on the ? March, on the person of Mr George Church of Hillwood farm. The prosecutor was returning from Ramsbury fair about ten o’clock the above evening, when he saw two men before him, who separated to different sides of the road: and as he was riding between them, they made at him, and seized his bridle, and told him to deliver his money; he said he had none; one of them replied, d... your eyes, if you do not give up your money, we will blow your brains out, and then pretended to pull out a pistol, but did not; they however presented two bludgeons, and one of them gave a blow, but not sufficiently hard to knock him off his horse; the stoutest man then felt his side pocket on the outside, afterwards the inside, as if for his pocket book – then his waistcoat pocket, which contained some copper, and then he took his watch, with which he made off. It was the man on the right hand that had hold of the bridle, and said he would blow his brains out – and that man was the prisoner; his eye was upon him, for he was the spokesman; he knew him again by the peculiar form of his lace, and identified him soon as he saw him. The watch, which the prisoner had pledged at the pawnbroker’s was produced, and sworn to by Mr Church, as his property. - guilty. The Judge, passing sentence of death, told him, it was probable that he might extend mercy to him, as it did not appear that he had ever been guilty of any former offence, and trusted that if the royal clemency should be extended to him, that it would have a due effect upon his future conduct. Devizes Gazette, 25 July 1822