Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Street was transported on the Elphinstone, departing 20th Jan 1836 and arriving 24th May 1836 with 241 passengers.
Elphinstone (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 221 (113) |
| 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 |
Claims
"3x great grandfather of my husband"
"Richard Street was my 5th great-grandfather."
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Convict Notes
Beds. Midsummer Session, July 2 & 3. Francis Davis and Richard Street were indicted for stealing fifteen dozen live tame pigeons, the property of Messrs. W. and T. Kempston, of Shillington, on the 16th day of May last. John Kempston deposed that he discovered a hole in the wall on the morning after the robbery, and most of the pigeons were gone. suspected the prisoner Street, and got a constable to search the house, when they saw pigeons fly out of the windows, and afterwards found four sacks of pigeons in the house. Tied parchment round the legs of some, which he afterwards found flew home.—The constables proved that Davis escaped through a hole in the roof; Street was taken into custody, Verdict, Guilty. Transported for fourteen years. Bucks Gazette, 11 July 1835.
Richard Street was listed as 38 years old on arrival. Place of Birth: Norton, Herts. 17/6/1818: Married Elizabeth Holland, in Hertfordshire. Richard was married with 2 children. Wife Jemima at Purton. 16/3/1833: Married Jemima Miles in Purton, Hertfordshire. Occupation: Ploughman/kitchen gardener. Richard was 5'7" tall, brown complexion, light brown hair and whiskers, hazel eyes, slight scar over right eyebrow. 3/5/1843: CP 11/3/1845: Recommended to the Queen for a CP for the Aust. Colonies. 15/1/1846: Approved. Jemima arrived in VDL per 'Royal Admiral' in 1842, with 3 children. Jemima had one daughter with John Hill (Charlotte) in England. She had one son together with Richard Sheppard (James). Children: 1/10/1845: Female unnamed. 1/8/1847: Richard 10/5/1852: Thomas 25/7/1871: Richard died of Apoplexy at New Town, Hobart, aged 72 - listed as a Farmer. 20/9/1883: Jemima died in Hobart, Tas., aged 75.
Stealing Pigeons