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Richard Pinches

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Born
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Conviction
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Departure
Jan 1851
Arrival
May 1851
Death
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Personal Information

Name: Richard Pinches
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Plumber
Aliases: Craven

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Radnorshire. Prestigne Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Jan 1851
Ship: Lady Kennaway
Arrival: 28th May 1851
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Richard Pinches was transported on the Lady Kennaway, departing 30th Jan 1851 and arriving 28th May 1851 with 263 passengers.

The 'Lady Kennaway' was built in Calcutta in 1817. A large ship of 584 tons. Transported convicted prisoners to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in 1834, via Cork, Ireland. Other voyages, to New South Wales, in 1836 and Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Image acknowledgement to Grosvenor Prints. Painted by J.W. Huggins.

Lady KennawayLady Kennaway

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 16
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

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Convict Notes

Mrs D J Jackson avatar
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on 3rd September 2017

Richard was born in Meole Brace, Shropshire, and brought up in Knighton, Radnorshire. Richard had served 4 previous prison terms from 1838, when he was only 12. He was convicted in 1844, and was imprisoned in Millbank and on 3 of the Hulks in Woolwich and Portsmouth before being transported early in 1851. He suffered from severe Epilepsy, and was incarcerated twice in Bethlem Hospital for the Criminally Insane during these years. His younger brother John was also transported.