Stephen Orford

[3473peter]

Stephen Orford b 1794c lived norfolk convicted of sheep stealing sent for life to Australia 1830 ship lady faversham other spelling names orfford offord o`ford looking to find where he ended up,what he did and died  thank you peter

[MaxD]

He was sent to New South Wales so the place to start is here https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/convicts/indexes

maxD

[matthewj64]

List of runaways apprehended 1832

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2206114

M

[MaxD]

Documents to be found here http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/searchhits_nocopy.aspx?table=Convict%20Index&id=65&frm=1&query=Surname:orford;Firstname:stephen

maxD

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Second Class Conditional Pardon in 1846.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230142384?searchTerm=

The pardon did not allow him to return to England though.

This was changed to an extended Conditional Pardon in 1847.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230676294?searchTerm=

Gerry

[majm]

1837 Muster NSW
Stephen ORFORD, aged 40 assigned to R CARTWRIGHT, Liverpool District.
Per Lady Feversham in 1830,


1838
Stephen ORFORD, Ticket of Leave, allowed to remain in Liverpool District  #38/2052
Trial at Norfolk, arrived per Lady Feversham in 1830   See NSW State Archives reel 931.

Re:  R Cartwright, Liverpool : here’s a live link
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cartwright-robert-1882

JM

[Jamjar]

SORRY NOT YOUR STEPHEN.

I have found a reference to a Stephen Orford working in Benalla, Victoria in 1872.

3rd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66840570

Looks like this Stephen was born in 1856 and died NSW.

1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101223250

Stephen ORFORD father William and mother Margaret (Mackiewarr) Reg. year1857 Reg. no3993 BENALLA.

Jamjar

[3473peter]

Thank you all for the replies, any ideas what happened to him after 1847, again many thanks to all, peter

[majm]

Hi Peter,

If you check the free to search online index for NSW State Archives under the Convict Index, you will find Stephen has also been indexed under OXFORD ….  Eg Stephen OXFORD, Lady Feversham.  S Moore JP, W Pritchard, H Fowler, John Duffas recommended him for a conditional Pardon 1845,  Reel 797

So, perhaps other indexes have him as OXFORD too, afterall, when transcribing mid 19thC longhand, there’s very little difference between the ‘r’ and the ‘x’.

https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/convicts-index

JM