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Voyage
Transportation
Stephen Radford was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 13th Jul 1829 and arriving 14th Dec 1829 with 200 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 121 (63) |
| 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 |
Claims
"My grandfather is Charles Radford (1905-1982). Descending from Stephen Radford and Jane Morris."
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Convict Notes
The death of Stephen Radford on 27/9/1897 was for a 2 month old child - link follows: https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/all/search/results?qu=stephen&qu=radford&qf=NI_INDEX Record+type+(Names+Index) Deaths Deaths#
Stephen Radford was born 1809 in England.. in 1853 he left his wife Jane Morris and a number of children in Tasmania and went searching his fortune on the goldfields according to family story.. He never returned to Jane and the children and appeared to just disappear from his life in Tasmania...The Stephen Radford that everyone is picking up that died in 1897 in Tasmania is not him..it is a child of another couple.. The story also goes that he went with a William Raid and he adopted the son Stephen Radford took with him (true i don't know) havent been able to collaborate that one or get history on a William Raid either. Its a mystery. I have checked Vic records and NSW records to no avail. I have also checked Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo cemetery records with no luck.
It was definitely Stephen that left VDL on the pirate. The record states that "ship yo colony" was the Surrey, second voyage. Follow the link. https://stors.tas.gov.au/POL220-1-3$init=POL220-1-3p144
Stephen Radford and Jane Morris are my ggg x 3 On my maternal Charles Radford their eldest son married Louisa Nunn My great grandmother Mabel was their daughter
I noted on Linc tas site Found on Linc tas site A s radfern ( paroled) left on the ship (pirate) dated 20/09/1853 I have checked Linc tas, there doesn't seem to b a convict record of s radfern Maybe was copying error one maybe he changed his name
My Grandmother Sylvia Ada Linda Radford is Stephen Radford's granddaughter my father is Sylvia Ada Linda Radford son. This would make Stephen Radford my Great Great Grandfather. Stephen Radford disappeared after going to Geelong on the ship called the Pirate Ship he was heading for the Gold Fields in Ballarat after he gained his pardon from Tasmania VDL then he dissapeared never to be seen again. searching for where he died maybe Western Australia
I cannot find a death record for Stephen Radford in Tasmania, or Victoria. Stephen he may have changed his name to George Radford when he went to the Ballarat Goldfield's.
Stephen Radford was 19 years old on arrival in VDL. Father: Henry Radford Mother: Sarah West. Stepehn was 5'5¼" tall, light blue eyes, light brown hair, pale complexion, single. 1830-32: Public Works 1833: Gaol 24/5/1838: TOL 24/1/1849: TOL revoked - caught stealing. 24/8/1840: Married Jane Morris (Atwick 1838)at Green Ponds and they had 6 children. 20/9/1853: Left Launceston per 'Pirate' to Geelong. Stephen is believed to have travelled to the goldfields in Victoria and may have ended up in Western Australia, and although there is a death listed on the BDM there for a Stephen Radford, there was another Stephen Radford who arrived in WA as a convict per Pyrenees 1851. By this time Jane had bigamously married John Stone on 7/2/1853 in Tasmania and they also had 6 children. Jane died 20/2/1912 and was buried at Penguin Cemetery, Tasmania.