Simeon Richardson

Simeon Richardson, one of 266 convicts transported on the Lord Lynedoch [Lord Lyndoch], 20 July 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Simeon Richardson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1807
Occupation:	Ploughman/farm labourer
Date of Death:	6th October, 1893
Age:	86 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Rioting
Convicted at:	Kent Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Lord Lyndoch
Departure date:	20th July, 1831
Arrival date:	18th November, 1831
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 265 other convicts

References

Primary source:	A Family Remembers: The Story of Isaac and Matilda Richardson and Their Descendants by Richardson, Beverly
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Maurice Richardson on 12th March, 2018 wrote:

A Family Remembers: The Story of Isaac and Matilda Richardson and Their Descendants by Richardson, Beverly

Convict Changes History

Maurice Richardson on 12th March, 2018 made the following changes:

source: A Family Remembers: The Story of Isaac and Matilda Richardson and Their Descendants by Richardson, Beverly (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 145 (75)), date of death: 6th October

Iris Dunne on 13th March, 2018 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1807 (prev. 0000), crime