Richard Wilks

Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Sep 1818
Arrival
Mar 1819
Death
Jun 1821
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Personal Information

Name: Richard Wilks
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: 19th Jun 1821
Age at death: 22
Occupation: Weaver

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term: Life

Voyage

Departed: 20th Sep 1818
Arrival: 11th Mar 1819
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Richard Wilks was transported on the Lord Sidmouth, departing 20th Sep 1818 and arriving 11th Mar 1819 with 160 passengers.

A Barque built in Jersey (Briton) 1815. Tonnage 194. Built by Matthew le Boeuf. Three (3) voyages to Australia transporting convicted persons. (The 1821 does not yet have complete details on this web site.)

Lord SidmouthLord Sidmouth (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 91 (47)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

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on 20th April 2020

Name: Richard Wilkes ---------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834 Name: Richard Wilkes Arrival Date: Mar 1819 Vessel: Lord Sidmouth Province: New South Wales Title: Male L - Y Year(s): 1820 Place of Conviction: London Arrival Date: Mar 1819 Vessel: Lord Sidmouth Province: New South Wales Title: Male L - Y Year(s): 1820 Place of Conviction: London Calio? ---------------------------------------------- Name: Richard Wilkes Event Date: 18 Mar 1819 Arrival year: 1819 Vessel: Lord Sidmouth Event Description: On list of convicts disembarked from the "Lord Sidmouth" & forwarded to Liverpool for distribution Comments: Per "Lord Sidmouth", 1819 Page: 41 To General Distribution at Liverpool ---------------------------------------------- Name: Richard Wilks Age: 27 Date of conviction: 17 Jun 1818 Estimated birth year: abt 1791 Vessel: Lord Sidmouth Port of Arrival: Sydney Date of Arrival: 11 Mar 1819 --------------------------------------------- Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011 Name: Richard Wilkes Death Age: 22 Event Type: Burial Birth Date: abt 1799 Death Date: abt 1821 Burial Date: 20 Jun 1821 Burial Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Parish as it Appears: Liverpool St Luke's Richard Wilkes (Pris. Ship Lord Sidmonth) Liverpool Hospital. Died June 19, 1821 (Decline) Aged 22 years was buried the 20 instant