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Richard Thake was transported on the John, departing 9th Oct 1830 and arriving 28th Jan 1831 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
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| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 503 (254) Paupers & Inva lids no. pi1748700. Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1603128 Resource: House of Assembly Paper no. 128 of 1870 page 7 |
| 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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1845 - COURT. Trial date: 21 Apr 1845. Place of trial: Hobart town. Status: Free by servitude. Offense: On 22 feb 1845 stealing a mare the property of Hugh Germain. Verdict: Guilty SC32-1-5 Image 137 & SC32-1-5 Image 136 & SC32-1-5 Image 135 1858 - COURT. Trial date: 14 Apr 1858. Place of trial: Hobart town Status: Probation. Offense: Stealing ?15 the monies and other articles, the property of his master John Derrick Verdict: Guilty SC32-1-7 Page 208 & SC32-1-7 Page 207 Port Arthur: POL709-1-1 page 67 (18 Apr 1864) POL709-1-6 page 106 (24 Jun 1869) 1870 - HEALTH & WELFARE. Name: Thake, Richard. Age: 70, Pauper Port Arthur. Admission dates: 1870 Ship to colony: John House of Assembly Paper no. 128 of 1870 page 7 1872 - DIED at Port Arthur - 17 February 1872. CON34-1-3 Image 78




At Bury General Quarter Sessions, which commenced on Monday week, the following prisoners took their trial: —Richard Thake, for stealing a large hunch of keys from the shop of Leonard Albon, of Haverhill; convicted also of Stealing flour; 14 years transportation. Suffolk Chronicle, 21 July 1830.




Hulk Records. HO-9-8_6 Arrived from Bury St Edmunds, 12 Aug 1830. Richard Thake, age 26? five separate Larceny, Tried Bury St Edmunds, 19 July 1830, 14 years. NSW 5 Oct 1830, John.




Richard Thake (my 3rd-great-grandfather) was born at Haverhill, Suffolk in 1804. He married Charlotte Wright in 1824; they had two children before his conviction and two more after his return in 1844 (Charlotte in the meantime had six more children by two different fathers). Richard died about 1851.




On Tuesday morning, William Timothy Willis, Thos. Wiffin, and Richard Thake, were convicted of stealing 11 bushels of flour from the mill of Mr. James Guy, of Haverhill, and sentenced to be transported for 7 years. Ipswich Journal, 24 July 1830. On Wednesday last William Timothy Willis, Thomas Wiffin, Richard Thake, John Bigsby, Frederick Webb, Isaac Potter, and William Townsend, severally convicted of larcenies at the last County Sessions, were removed from our Gaol to the Leviathan hulk at Portsmouth, in order to be transported for 7 years; Bury and Norwich Post, 18 Aug 1830