Richard Perkins, 1786–?>
- Name
- Richard /Perkins/
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Perkins
Birth
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Text: age given as 10 at trial |
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Immigration
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Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line].
Citation details: Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 255 (128) Text: Richard Perkins, one of 298 convicts transported on the ship Hilsborough [ship Hillsborough], October 1798. Text: The ship Hillsborough arrived in NSW 26 Jul 1799 Citation details: Chester Chronicle Fri 05 Aug 1796 p. 3 Text: The trials of the prisoners at Warwick, commenced on Monday, before Mr. Judge Buller...Henry Williams (aged 17) and Richard Perkins (aged only 10) for robbing the shop of Mr Dale, of Colehill, and John Town, for a burglary and robbery in the house of Mr. Wilkinson, of Birmingham, were all capitally convicted... Citation details: Northampton Mercury Sat 30 Jul 1796 p. 3 Text: At Warwick Assized on Monday last,...Richard Perkins, a pretty looking boy of 10, and Henry Williams aged 17, were capitally indicted for stealing a piece of linen cloth from the shop of Mr. Dale of Colehill. Verdict, Guilty. The jury recommended Perkins to mercy. Citation details: Staffordshire Advertiser Sat 30 Jul 1796 p. 4 Text: ...Perkins, on account of his tender years (though an old offender) was recommended to mercy. |
Marriage
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Text: Name: Sarah Perkins
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Sydney Gazette Sat 23 May 1818 p. 1 Text: The Public are hereby cautioned against giving Trust or Credit to my Wife Sarah Perkins, otherwise Burgess, as I am determined against being responsible for any Debts by her contracted; as she absented herself from her Home without any Provocation. |
Occupation
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Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Text: Richard is mentioned a number of times sailing in and around Sydney to Hobart and Port Dalrymple and Fiji during his marriage to Sarah Burgess. Richard left Sydney in about Jul 1820 aboard a brig called "Governor Macquarie" bound for Port Dalrymple. This is the last time he is mentioned in the Trove database. |
Death
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wife |
1797–1875
Birth: April 15, 1797
25
30
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — 1812 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
2 years
son |
1813–
Birth: 1813
27
15
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: |
3 years
daughter |
1815–1907
Birth: 1815
29
17
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1907 — Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
daughter |
1818–1879
Birth: July 24, 1818
32
21
— Castlereagh, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1879 — Redfern, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband | |
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wife |
1797–1875
Birth: April 15, 1797
25
30
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — about 1820 — |
11 months
stepdaughter |
1820–1872
Birth: November 30, 1820
23
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: September 17, 1872 — Strawberry Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband |
1793–1832
Birth: about 1793
Death: May 4, 1832 — Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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wife |
1797–1875
Birth: April 15, 1797
25
30
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Religious marriage | Religious marriage — July 19, 1831 — Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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1822–1826
Birth: 1822
29
24
— Hexham, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1826 — Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
stepson |
1825–1898
Birth: April 18, 1825
32
28
— Liverpool, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 2, 1898 — North Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
22 months
stepson |
1827–1903
Birth: February 15, 1827
34
29
— Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1903 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband | |
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wife |
1797–1875
Birth: April 15, 1797
25
30
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — 1832 — Campbelltown, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
wife’s husband | |
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wife |
1797–1875
Birth: April 15, 1797
25
30
— Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1875 — Yass, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
2 years
stepdaughter |
1839–1911
Birth: February 1, 1839
41
— Bankstown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Death: 1911 — Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
6 years
stepson |
1845–1923
Birth: May 3, 1845
48
— New South Wales, Australia Death: 1923 — New South Wales, Australia |
Birth |
Text: age given as 10 at trial |
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Immigration |
Source: State Library of Queensland. Convict Transportation Registers Database 1787-1867 [database on-line].
Citation details: Source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 255 (128) Text: Richard Perkins, one of 298 convicts transported on the ship Hilsborough [ship Hillsborough], October 1798. Text: The ship Hillsborough arrived in NSW 26 Jul 1799 Citation details: Chester Chronicle Fri 05 Aug 1796 p. 3 Text: The trials of the prisoners at Warwick, commenced on Monday, before Mr. Judge Buller...Henry Williams (aged 17) and Richard Perkins (aged only 10) for robbing the shop of Mr Dale, of Colehill, and John Town, for a burglary and robbery in the house of Mr. Wilkinson, of Birmingham, were all capitally convicted... Citation details: Northampton Mercury Sat 30 Jul 1796 p. 3 Text: At Warwick Assized on Monday last,...Richard Perkins, a pretty looking boy of 10, and Henry Williams aged 17, were capitally indicted for stealing a piece of linen cloth from the shop of Mr. Dale of Colehill. Verdict, Guilty. The jury recommended Perkins to mercy. Citation details: Staffordshire Advertiser Sat 30 Jul 1796 p. 4 Text: ...Perkins, on account of his tender years (though an old offender) was recommended to mercy. |
Marriage |
Text: Name: Sarah Perkins
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Sydney Gazette Sat 23 May 1818 p. 1 Text: The Public are hereby cautioned against giving Trust or Credit to my Wife Sarah Perkins, otherwise Burgess, as I am determined against being responsible for any Debts by her contracted; as she absented herself from her Home without any Provocation. |
Occupation |
Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Text: Richard is mentioned a number of times sailing in and around Sydney to Hobart and Port Dalrymple and Fiji during his marriage to Sarah Burgess. Richard left Sydney in about Jul 1820 aboard a brig called "Governor Macquarie" bound for Port Dalrymple. This is the last time he is mentioned in the Trove database. |