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Transportation
Richard Roper was transported on the Larkins, departing 24th Jul 1817 and arriving 22nd Nov 1817 with 250 passengers.
1829 Voyage - Ship; Larkins, Captain Campbell, from Cork the 10th August, with 195 male prisoners. A Surgeon Superintendent, P. Sprout, Esquire. Arrived; 22 December 1829. Recapitulation; Mustered; 196. Died on Voyage; 3. Disembarked; 1. Total; 200
Larkins (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 368 |
| 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 |
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Colonial Secretary Index. ROPER, Richard. Per "Larkins", 1817 1817 Dec 2 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Larkins" & forwarded to Windsor for despatch to Bathurst for Govt (Reel 6005; 4/3497 p.191) 1818-9 On lists of convicts maintained by William Cox free of expense to the Crown; in 1818 & 1819 (Fiche 3062, 4/1834B No.73 p.443; Reel 6058, 4/1769 p.86a) 1821 Dec 19 Servant of William Cox. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3225; 4/1867 p.45) 1821 Dec 27 On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per "Elizabeth Henrietta" (Reel 6008; 4/3504A p.202) 1822 Sep On monthly return of prisoners punished at Newcastle (Reel 6023; 4/1718 p.157)
On Tuesday, a … was lodged at York Castle, against Richard Roper, alias Long, and William Varley, alias Foster, alias Brown, who stand charged with robbing the Rev. Mr. Preston's house, at Moreby, for having on the i15th January last, broke and escaped from the county gaol of Nottingham, where they were detained on suspicion of burglary, committed in that county. Leeds Mercury, 8 Feb 1817
William Varley. alias Foster, alias Brown. and Richard Roper, alias Long. charged with having broken into the dwelling house of the Rev. T. Preston, of Moreby, and stole thereout a valuable … box, a variety of trinkets, and other articles. Leeds Intelligencer, 10 March 1817. (and Manchester Mercury, 18 March 1817.)