CERTIFICATE OF FREEDOM 18 May 1837
Prisoner number: 31/382
Name: Richard Hughes
Ship: Lady Harewood1830
Native Place: Newington Kent
Trade or calling: Gardener
Offence: Stealing Pigs
Place of Trial: Kent Quarter Sessions
Date of Trial: 20 April 1830
Sentence: 7 years
Year of Birth: 1807
Height: 5 feet 10 inches
Complexion: Dark ruddy
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
General Remarks: Scar on right cheek? Another inner corner of right eye brow.
Next bit hard to read, refers to tattoos Two men? three women A.H.C.H.A.H.R.G.J.P. inside right arm and mermaid on upper R.H.J H.T.H anchor lower left arm.
Written across side looks like cleared out in the Waterlily for 12S 4 March 43
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I speculate this is him leaving the colony on the ship Waterlily. Needs further investigation)
Extra information contained in the Convict IndentRichard Hughes can read, Protestant, Married, 1 daughter, 1 son,
Occupation: Shepherd, ploughs, reaps, mills, and hop planter, kitchen gardener.
He was
assigned to Rev R. Cartwright in Liverpool. See here for Robert Cartwright:
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cartwright-robert-1882 JM will give you more on Rev Cartwright, I am sure.