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Transportation
James Richards was transported on the Indian, departing 30th Jun 1810 and arriving 16th Dec 1810 with 201 passengers.
Indian (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 19 (11) |
| 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
"James Richards My 3rd great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
HO-11-2. Indents, Early Convict Ships Indian James Richards, Tried Stafford Assizes, 29 July 1807, Life. ------------------------------------------------------------- James Richards and Benjamin Granger, for horse at Dudley, were remanded til next Assizes Shrewsbury Chronicle, 24 July 1807. At Stafford assizes, Thomas White, for stealing a sheep, and James Richards and Benjamin Grainger, for stealing a horse, were found guilty, and received sentence of death, but were reprieved before the Judges left the town. Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 10 Aug 1807.
Family connections for James (Richards) are: RICHARDS James (Richards) was born in November 1746 at Sedgley Staffordshire. He married? Jemima (Miatt). He died in April 1814 age67 & was buried at All Saints Staffordshire. Jemima (Miatt) was born in 1755 at Sedgley Staffordshire. She died in 1804 age about29 at Sedgley Staffordshire. ??? (Richards) & Jemima (Miatt) produced perhaps 1child: 1.James (Richards) was born on 23 9 1782 at Sedgley Staffordshire & became a blacksmith. He married firstly Mary (Whithouse) on 25 4 1803 at All Saints Sedgley.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] ..Mary (Whithouse) was born about 1782. ..James (Richards) & Mary (Whithouse) produced 1child: ..1.Jemima (Richards) was born in 1806 at Sedgley Staffordshire. She married Thomas (Hopkins) & produced 8children. She died in July 1866 at Dudley Staffordshire. ....Thomas (Hopkins was born about 1802 at Sedgley Staffordshire. He died on 6 12 1866 age about64 in Staffordshire. .. >>>James (Richards) was tried for horse theft at Stafford Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 30 6 1810 after a voyage of 5.5months on INDIAN. He married secondly Mary Ann (Eaton age16 her first marriage) on 12 2 1816 at St Peters CofE Richmond. ..Mary Ann (Eaton) was born on 19 5 1800 at Sydney Cove & baptised on 3 8 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. Mary Ann (Eaton) had a second relationship with Isaac (Cornwall brother of Abraham, Ann his second relationship). She died on 14 6 1889 age89 mother of 6children at Richmond. ..Details of Mary Ann (Eaton)s family are given in entry for William (Eaton ADMIRAL BARRINGTON 1791) on this Website. ..James (Richards) & Mary Ann (Eaton) produced 5children: ..1.Benjamin (Richards) was born on 12 5 1818 & baptised on 7 6 1818 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 5 3 1898 age79. ..2.Thomas (Richards) was born on 20/25 7 1820 & baptised on 20 8 1820 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 15 10 1883 age63. ..3.William (Richards) was born on 30 6 1822 & baptised on 9 2 1823 at St Peters CofE Richmond. He died on 28 5 1906 age83. ..4.Susannah (Richards) was born on 9/12 9 1824 & baptised on 30 10 1825 age1. She died on 1 5 1884 age59. ..5.Mary Ann (Richards) was born in October 1827. She died on 17 12 1828 age about14m at Richmond & was buried at St Peters CofE Richmond. Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
James Richards 1782–1859 BIRTH 23 SEPT 1782 • Sedgley, Staffordshire, England DEATH 21 MAR 1859 • Richmond, NSW Australia Hi Father was James Richards 1746–1814 BIRTH NOV 1746 • Sedgley, Staffordshire, England DEATH APR 1814 • All Saints,Staffordshire, England His mother was Jemima Miatt 1755–1804 BIRTH 1755 • Sedgley, Staffordshire, England DEATH 1804 • Sedgley, Staffordshire, England His first wife in England was Mary Whithouse 1782– BIRTH ABT. 1782 DEATH Unknown they were married on the 25 Apr 1803 All Saints, Sedgley, Staffordshire.England I have sent for more info on her I will post as soon as i get it, his daughter to his first marriage in england was Jemima Richards 1806–1866 BIRTH 1806 • Sedgley, Staffordshire.England DEATH JUL 1866 • Dudley, Staffordshire, England she had 8 children her husband was Thomas Hopkins 1802–1866 BIRTH ABT 1802 • Sedgley, Staffordshire.England DEATH 6 DEC 1866 • Staffordshire, England
married 12.2.1816 at St Peters, Richmond to Mary Ann Eaton 19.5.1800 Sydney Cove -14.6.1889 Richmond, daughter of Jane Ison and William Eaton. He died 14.6.1889 Richmond and buried St Peters, Richmond, NSW They had 5 children: Benjamin 12.5.1818 - 5.3.1898, Thomas 20.7.1820 - 15.10.1888, William 30.6.1822 - 28.5.1906, Susannah 12.9.1824-1.5.1884 and Mary Ann 10.1827-17.12.1828