RICHARDSON Isaac
| Name | Isaac RICHARDSON |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1804 |
| Died | 1873 |
| Birth/Baptism | Born 10 February 1804, Babington, Somerset, England. Bapt. 26 February 1804, Babington, Somerset, England. |
| Parents | Benjamin (watchmaker) and Esther Richardson |
| Apprenticeship | Most likely with his father |
| Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | Campbell Town |
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| Marriage/Spouse | 1827, Rochester, Kent, England, to Matilda Bonner |
| Trial | 14 March 1831, Kent, England |
| Sentence | Death sentence commuted to transportation for life for robbery and rioting. Isaac and his brother Simeon were part of a group who obtained by threats the sum of ten shillings from a widow, Mrs Ann Edmeads. They also assembled outside the residence of Rev G Moore and demanded a reduction of tithes to one-half. |
| Arrival | 18 November 1831, with his brother Simeon Richardson on the convict ship, Lord Lyndoch (1) |
| Police Number | 760 |
| Convict Assignment | James Hume, Campbell Town |
| Ticket of Leave | 14 November 1838 |
| Conditional Pardon | 1 July 1842 |
| Other | December 1830: Isaac and his brother Simeon were committed to trial and escorted to the Maidstone Gaol for involvement in a robbery connected with Swing Riot/ Kent Machine Breakers protests. Following sentencing, they were held at the Maidstone Gaol and then onboard the Retribution Hulk at Sheerness before transportation to Van Diemen’s Land.
Other recorded occupations: Well Digger (1828), Labourer, Police Constable, Pound Keeper. Wife Matilda and two children joined Isaac in Van Diemen’s Land. Approx. March 1838: Appointed as a Constable, Police Department, but by December 1838 was dismissed from his duties due to misconduct. From approx. 1839: Residence, Church Street, Campbell Town. Approx. late 1830s-1840s: Recorded as a clock and watchmaker on the birth records of his children. |
| Death | 13 March 1873, Campbell Town, recorded as a 69-year-old watchmaker |
| References | |
| Gary Richardson to Graham Mulligan 2019. TAHO: CON31/1/37, CON27/1/5, CON18/1/2, RGD35/1/42 no28 Death 1873. Web: Findmypast: England Births & Baptisms 1804, England Marriages 1827; Ernests Genealogy Website, https://ernestfromaus.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/isaac-richardson-i-1804-1873-and-matilda-bonner-1804-1887/. The Standard (London) 3 December 1830, London Courier & Evening Gazette 8 December 1830, Morning Post 9 December 1830, South Eastern Gazette 10 May 1831 [British Newspaper Archive]; Hobart Town Courier 30 March 1838; The Examiner (Launceston) 20 March 1873. |
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