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Voyage
Transportation
Robert Stones was transported on the Runnymede , departing 11th Jun 1856 and arriving 7th Sep 1856 with 247 passengers.
The original 'Runnymede' was built in London 1825, 389 tons. Sailing of this ship to Australia with convict transportees, including boy convicts 1839/1840 to Van Diemen's Land. (It appears this ship made other sailings to Australia, as a barque with immigrant passengers.) This Runnymede was wrecked near the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal in 1844. n.b. There is another 'Runnymede' ship. Built in Sunderland in 1854, the 720 ton ship Runnymede II - embarked 248 male convicts at Plymouth on 15 June 1856, landing all in Western Australia on 7 September, after a passage of 84 days - the sailing also had soldier families for settlement there. A 284 ton barque Runneymede of Hobart was wrecked at Frenchman's Bay, on 24 December 1878.
Runnymede (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 198 |
| 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
2/12/1854 Yorkshire Gazette Yorkshire, England: THE CROWN CALENDAR Robert Stones, 29, and Peter Hall, 36, for assaulting and robbing Michael Hamilton, at Sheffield. 1859: Self employed.
29/3/1862: Married Margaret Kelsey. Children: 1861: Robert William d 1861, Perth. 3/11/1864: Departed per 'Kestrel' for NSW as R. Stones.
5 Foot 6 3/4 inches tall Dark brown hair Dark brown eyes Oval face Sallow complexion Middling to Stout build Ring third finger left hand, mole between eyes Per Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930 for Robert Stones
Ticket Leave Date: 27 Sep 1858 Conditional Pardon Date: 21 Oct 1862