Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Pilkington was transported on the Phoebe Dunbar, departing 2nd Jun 1853 and arriving 30th Aug 1853 with 37 passengers.
704 ton ship built at Sunderland in 1850. 1853 voyage: Kingston, Ireland direct to the Swan River, Western Australia - 89 days (8 deaths at sea, 2 at harbour). Also on this voyage were 93 pensioner guards and their families. Convicts transported are currently being listed (not yet complete).
Phoebe Dunbar (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australia, Convict Index, 1788-1868 on ancestry.com; Clare Journal and Ennis Advertiser, 4 March 1850, p. 2. Findmypast, Irish Newspapers; Clare Journal & Ennis Advertiser, 18 November 1850, p.1. Findmypast, Irish Newspapers. WA, Aust., Convict Records (Reel No.FCN42; Ref No.ACC 128/40-43) |
Claims
"Jacqui Graham - WACC Phoebe Dunbar Project"
Photos
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Convict Notes
WA, Convict Records: aged 22, Labourer, Single, no children.
Richard Pilkington was convicted at Ennis Assizes in county Clare, Ireland. Initially held in Ennis Gaol, he was transferred to Spike Island, co Cork, and then to Dublin's infamous Mountjoy Prison where he was held in solitary confinement. He was transported on the Phoebe Dunbar, arriving in Swan River, W.A. in August 1853. He earned his Ticket of Leave in September 1854, and received his conditional pardon in 1859. Richard developed severe eye disease, probably a result of working in quarries and had numerous admissions to hospital for treatment of same. He married Emma/Emily Bourke in 1870, and died of lung disease on 28 October 1876. The couple had 4 children.