Richard White

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Summary

Born
Jan 1806
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
May 1832
Arrival
Sep 1832
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: Richard White
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1806
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Ireland, Tipperary
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 10th May 1832
Ship: Eliza
Arrival: 6th Sep 1832
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Richard White was transported on the Eliza, departing 10th May 1832 and arriving 6th Sep 1832 with 196 passengers.

The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.

ElizaEliza (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 17th April 2025

NSW Convict Index. Richard White, per Eliza 1832, Certificate of Freedom, 11 Jun 1840. No 40/0980.TL 37/1232. Source: Ancestry.com. Source: State Archives NSW; Kingswood, New South Wales; Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757 Richard White, per Eliza 1832. Newcastle Gaol, 29 July 1852. Details: Richard White, labourer from Tipperary. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland Quarter Sessions. Sentenced to 9 months hard labour on the roads for stealing money.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th April 2025

Richard White, charged with sheep-stealing, was found guilty ; Clonmel Herald, 28 March 1832.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th April 2025

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Richard White, age on arrival, 26, per Eliza II (4)(1832), Tried 1832 at Tipperary, 7 years for Stealing sheep. DOB, 1806. Native place, Tipperary. Catholic. Married, 1 child. Ploughman reaper sower.