Samuel Richardson

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iain Frazier on 18th May 2026

Family connections for Samuel (Richardson) are: RICHARDS/ON Samuel (Richards/son) was born about 1767. He was tried for theft of silk at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to 7years, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 22 1 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship SCARBOROUGH. He had a relationship with Ann (Davis her (1of4) first relationship) before 1792-no marriage shown in Smees records. [Some details taken from this Website] Ann (Davis) was born about 1772 at St George Gloucestershire. She was tried for stealing a gown etc at Gloucester, sentenced to 7years, held at Gloucester Castle Gaol & arrived in NSW as a convict on 3 6 1790 after a voyage of 12months on Fleet ship LADY JULIANA-a ship with 228females who easily entertained the whole crew & also sailors at Teneriffe stopover; she was Protestant. She arrived on Norfolk Island on 7 8 1790. She had a second relationship (2of4) with Thomas (Fowles) before 1796 (no marriage shown in Smees records) & produced 1child. She had a third relationship (3of4) with Thomas (Williams) in about 1798. She had been issued her Absolute Pardon by 1799. By 1803 she was almost blind & had been deteriorating since 1797. She was Free by Servitude by 1805. She left Norfolk Island on 25 12 1807, probably to Derwent Tasmania on HMS PORPOISE, arriving on 17 1 1808-not mentioned in my Refs. In 1810 she petitioned for promised 80acre land grant of husband Thomas (Williams) which did not succeed. She had a fourth relationship with Simon (Moulds) Free by Servitude by 1805, produced 4children & married him on 21 2 1820 at St Johns CofE Parramatta On 10 12 1822 she was recorded as victualled from Parramatta Stores for 6months with her family. In 1828 she is recorded with some of her family at Seven Hills. She died on 11 3 1854 age82 mother of perhaps 10children at Seven Hills & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] Samuel (Richards) & Ann (Davis) produced 3children: 1.Samuel R (Richards) was born on 20 5 1792 & baptised on 1 7 1792 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 5 2 1795 age2 in Sydney & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney. 2.??? (Richards) 3.??? (Richards) [Noted a Matthew (Richards) is recorded as born in 1792also & dying on 24 3 1792 age<3m; he was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney-no parents given. References: 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. Irene Schaffer & Thelma McKay 'Exiled Three Times Over! Profiles of Norfolk Islanders Exiled in Van Diemens Land 1807-1813' James Hugh Donohoe 'Norfolk Island 1788-1813-The People and Their Families' Reg Wright 'Forgotten Generation of Norfolk Island & Van Diemens Land'

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D Wong on 6th September 2017

Samuel Richards/Richardson was tried under one name and transported under the other. Samuel Richardson was on board the 'Scarborough'. Samuel was 21 years old when transported for 'Stealing Silk to the value of 40 shillings'. Had a relationship with Ann Davis who arrived per 'Lady Juliana 1790'. They had a child born 17/5/1792, Samuel R Richards who died and was buried in Sydney 5/2/1795. Ann Davis went on to have a relationship with Thomas Fowles (Atlantic 1791) - daughter Elizabeth born 1796.