Dicky Newham

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Summary

Born
Jan 1754
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Aug 1802
Arrival
Mar 1803
Death
Feb 1838
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Personal Information

Name: Dicky Newham
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1754
Death: 2nd Feb 1838
Age at death: 84
Occupation: Butcher
Aliases: Newham, Richard (Alias)

Crime

Convicted at: York Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Aug 1802
Ship: Glatton
Arrival: 11th Mar 1803
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Dicky Newham was transported on the Glatton, departing 31st Aug 1802 and arriving 11th Mar 1803 with 405 passengers.

GlattonGlatton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 331 (165)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

Claims

"Dicky was my great great great grandfather on my father's mother side."

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Convict Notes

Denis Pember avatar
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on 2nd October 2015

Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: [Ref N0202] Newham, Richard, 70, free by servitude, Glatton, 1801, 14 years, labourer, Prospect Newham, Mary, 58, free by servitude, Wm Pitt, 1807, 7 years Newham, William, 21, born in the colony Newham, Thomas, 13, born in the colony Newham, Henry, 8, born in the colony

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on 2nd October 2015

Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales 1825: Newham, Richard, conditional pardon, Glatton, 1801, 14 years, landholder Parramatta Newham, William, 18 born in the colony, child of above Newham, Sarah, 14, born in the colony, child of above Newham, Eliza, 12, born in the colony, child of above Newham, Thomas, 10 born in the colony, child of above Newham, Henry, 5, born in the colony, child of above Burnett, Mary, free by servitude, Wm. Pitt, 1816, 7 yearw, wife of Rd. Newham, Parramatta

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on 2nd October 2015

Baxter, Carol; General Muster of New South Wales 1822: Newham, Richard, free by servitude, Glatton, 7 years, labourer, Parramatta Newham, Richard, 16 born in the colony, child of above Newham, William, 14, born in the colony, child of above Newham, Sarah, 12, born in the colony, child of above 4 un-named children (one aged 2), born in the colony

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on 27th January 2014

Richard was transported for stealing 3 ewes and 2 lambs from Richard Blanchard. Richard was then married to Mary Simpson and had at least 4 children. Two years earlier Richard had been convicted of the theft of two quarters of oats and bran at Howden, the property of Robert Dickons, Druggist - Richard at that time was listed as a victualler. Indented to Samuel Marsden. 31/3/1813: CP - he was also granted a plot of land at Emu Plains. 9/2/1807: Married Mary Burnett nee Beasley (William Pitt 1806) at Parramatta. 2/2/1838: Richard died aged 63 at Cartwright's Creek NSW and is buried at Goulburn. Daughter Sophia Elizabeth Newham married Adam Taylor (Baring 1818).