Richard Price

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Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Jun 1827
Arrival
Oct 1827
Death
Jan 1834
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Personal Information

Name: Richard Price
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: 1st Jan 1834
Age at death: 35
Occupation: Soldier

Crime

Convicted at: Monmouth Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th Jun 1827
Ship: Layton
Arrival: 9th Oct 1827
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Richard Price was transported on the Layton, departing 13th Jun 1827 and arriving 9th Oct 1827 with 161 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.

LaytonLayton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 207 (105)
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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 14th March 2022

Indent No; 442. Status; Married and child. Wife; Jane Price at Carmarthen. At waterloo in the 15th Light Dragoons 13 years & 8 Months. Was a Sargent Major Height; 5 ft 11 3/4 in Age; 29 years [Born abt 1798/9] Trade; Soldier Dragoon Trail; 31 July 1826. Native Place; Hereford 1833 - Convict Musters. Tasmania. No; 442. Richard Price. Ship; Layton. Assigned to Mr J Walker. Noted under name; DIED: 6 July 1834. 1834 - Burials in the Parish of St John Launceston in the County of Cornwall, No; 452 Name; Richard Price Abode; Launceston. When buried; 1834, 9 July. Age; 35 years Ship’s Name; Bengal Merchant ** As per Register. Quality or profession. Convict. Died by a visitation of God