HURD Richard

Name Richard HURD
Country Of Origin England
Born 1812
Died unknown
Birth/Baptism Born approx. 1812, Truro, Cornwall, England
Parents unknown
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse
Trial 17 October 1837, Dorset Quarter Sessions, Dorset
Sentence Ten years transportation for housebreaking
Arrival 25 August 1838 on the convict ship, Lord William Bentinck (2)
Police Number 2397
Convict Assignment David Barclay, watchmaker, Hobart
Ticket of Leave 8 December 1846
Conditional Pardon
Other Other skills: House Servant.

By June 1839, Richard was returned to the government by David Barclay following misconduct and being absent without leave. Authorities recommended sending him to the Bothwell district.

July 1839: Sent to Port Arthur after absconding.

30 May 1848: Certificate of Freedom

Death unknown
References
TAHO: CON31/1/22, CON18/1/14, CON23/1/2, CON34/1/8.
Web: Ancestry: Dorset, England, Dorchester Prison Register 1837.
Hobart Town Courier & Van Diemen’s Land Gazette 26 July 1839; Cornwall Chronicle 12 December 1846.