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Richard Lewis was transported on the Edward, departing 17th Oct 1830 and arriving 22nd Feb 1831 with 43 passengers.
Built 1806 in Bristol, England. 406 tons. 4 voyages to Australia from Britain transporting convicts. Please note some registers of person are not yet complete - a work in progress. ************** 1829 - Edward arrived from Ireland in Sydney Cove; 26 April 1829. Female Convict Ship; Commander; Gilbert. Surgeon Superintendent; William C Watt M.D. Muster held on Board; 28 April 1829. Mustered; 174. Died on Voyage; 3. Total; 177
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| Primary Source | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Edward 2nd. From Ireland. |
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1840 - Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sat 8 Feb 1840. Page 3. SUPREME COURT. Richard Lewis stood indicted for forging a; promissory note for £5, on the 10th October: last, purporting to have been signed by one Samuel Saunders Simpson, and dated from Cockatoo Island. Pleaded Guilty. The Judge, prior to passing the sentence of the Court upon the prisoner, stated that the old statute, which made the 'punishment life, had been repealed : by the British Parliament ; but the Act so repealed did not extend to this Colony. In ? his -Honor, in passing the sentence of the Court upon the prisoner, said that he should recommend that it is commuted to seven years transportation: the English Act making the punishment, on conviction, seven years: transportation, or 'four years imprisonment. Prisoner was then sentenced to be transported for the term of his natural life. 1840 - New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books Trade; Surgeon. Sent to a Penal Settlement for 7 years. Transferred to Norfolk Island 14 July 1840 1842 - 16 Mar 1842. Cockatoo Island Penal Establishment The Colonial Observer. Sat 19 Aug 1843. Page 4. Advertising ADVERTISEMENT. A GENTLEMAN, named Richard Lewis, a native of Cork, was in 1830 deported to Australia for forging a bill of £12. His banishment expired December, 1837 ; of highly reputable connections; aged then about 28 years / 5 feet 9 in height, fair complexion ; fond of dissipation ; of gentlemanly demeanor. His young wife, son, and daughter, deplore Ins absence, living in a state of incertitude. not knowing whether he exists. A suite in Equity is now pending since the expiration of his term of exile in 1837. Since his departure he never wrote to his wife or other person ; this causes ? abatement of ? proceeding in Equity. His disconsolate wife or widow and young family are in deep distress, awaiting some genuine information respecting the fate of this Mr. R. Lewis, if lie is now in this, colony - or when and where lie retired to from' his place of banishment. Direct to the Office of this Journal, or to Daniel Lyons, Esq., Solicitor, 65, Upper Domnick-Street, Dublin. 1846 - A Lunatic - 3 April 1846 Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum - Returns and Reports 1846 Age; 42. Admitted; 31 Jan 1844 - from Darling Gaol - Free; 28 May 1844. 1851 - 9 Jun Darlinghurst Gaol Description Book & Entrance Book. No; 670. Free by servitude. Protestant. Trade; Surgeon. Age; 48. Make; Thin. Height; 5 ft 10 in Trial; - Discharged 12 December 1851.
1830 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Edward 2nd. From Ireland. 148 Mustered. Hospital; 5. Died; 5. Total Embarked; 158 Indent No; 136 Name; Richard Lewis Age; 28 years Catholic, Married - 2 children. Read & Write. Native Place; Cork Trade or calling; Medical Student Offence; Obtaining Goods under False Pretenses Trial; Cork - 14 Aug 1830 - 7 years Height; 5 ft 10 1/2 in Assigned; Remarks; N. Island. Ticket of Leave; 37/14 Certificate of Freedom; 37/791