Jeremiah Rydon

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Summary

Born
Jan 1781
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Dec 1816
Arrival
Apr 1817
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Jeremiah Rydon
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1781
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Somerset Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 20th Dec 1816
Ship: Shipley
Arrival: 24th Apr 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Jeremiah Rydon was transported on the Shipley, departing 20th Dec 1816 and arriving 24th Apr 1817 with 125 passengers.

ShipleyShipley (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 320
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 19th December 2025

National Archive. HO-9-4_2 page 18/49. Hulk Records. Woolwich Hulks, Prudentia, Retribution or Justitia. Received 25 September 1816. Jerem. Rydon, age 35, sheep stealing, Tried at Wells Ass. 17 Aug 1816, Sentence, NSW 14 years, Transported 20 Nov 1816.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th December 2025

National Archives. ADM 101/67/2/1 Diary of the convict ship Shipley for 19 November 1816 to 3 May 1817 by George Clayton, Surgeon and Superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in carrying convicts, soldiers and passengers from England to New South Wales. Folio 15: 19 April 1817: Jeremiah Rydon, convict, complained of having a fit of the ague in the night. Folio 15: 24 April 1817: Discharged cured Jeremiah Rydon.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 7th December 2025

Somerset Assizes.  The following prisoners were convicted, and severally received sentence of death: … and Jeremiah Ryden, aged 35, for having in his possession a sheep skin, the property of Samuel Fear. … Taunton Courier, 29 Aug 1816.