Summary
Born
Jan 1833
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1857
Arrival
Jan 1858
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information
Name: Richard Shoesmith
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1833
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general
Crime
Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Middlesex, Westminster Adjourned General Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 8 years
Transportation
Richard Shoesmith was transported on the Nile, departing 18th Sep 1857 and arriving 1st Jan 1858 with 271 passengers.
Nile (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 240. --00-- UK, Prison Commission Records, 1770-1951; Millbank Prison; Register of Prisoners to 1885. --00--Edgar, W. (Bill). (2018). “The precarious voyage of her majesty’s convict ship ‘Nile’ to the Swan River colony, late 1857 – and the unexpected aftermath.” The Great Circle, 40(1), 20–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26783779 |
| 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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Convict Notes
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Newspaper coverage: 21 April, 1856: From the "Morning Herald", p8: "BOW-STREET AND A NOTORIOUS GANG OF BURGLARS.—James Horrigan, Richard Shoesmith, and George Williams, three sturdy, ill-looking fellows, were charged, the two first with breaking into two houses in Surrey-street, Strand..." --0--
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COMMITTAL: 18 April, 1856: Richard Shoesmith was committed at the Bow Street Police Court to stand trial for housebreaking. --0--