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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Mortimer was transported on the Katherine Stewart Forbes, departing 21st Feb 1832 and arriving 16th Jul 1832 with 223 passengers.
Katherine Stewart Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 274 |
| 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
Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 986 Name; Richard Mortimer Ship; Katherine Stew. Forbes - 16 July 1832 Trial; Surrey - 19 Dec 1831 - Life Remarks; DIED; on the Passage of the Cholera
1831, 19 December: Richard Mortimer was tried at the Kingston Upon Thames Special Sessions. He ws sentenced to death for horse stealing, commuted to transportation for life (see England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892; England, Surrey 1831). 1832, 18 January: He was admitted to the Justitia prison hulk at Woolwich where he was listed as 18 years old, and single. He was sent from there for transportation on 10 February 1832 (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849; Justitia Register 1803-1836). 1832: The exact date of his death is not given, but records suggest he died during the voyage, rather than on and after arrival, as his Convict Record for VDL merely states "Died of cholera".
Richard Mortimer died on the voyage, of Cholera.