Thomas Richards b 1812 Pantglas Uchaf, Llancadwalader

[ladymerle1]

Thomas was the son of Edward Richards, a church warden.
 He married Elizabeth Jones in 1834.
He may have lived in Llanarmon MM or Llanrhaeadr YM after that.
 He committed a crime and was transported to Australia 1940.
Can anyone help me find out his crime and transportation details?
Many thanks 🙏

[Gadget]

There is an entry for a Thomas Richards, 25, in the Denbighshire Criminal Records, Quarter Sessions held on 4 August 1840. Crime was Larceny and was  sentenced to transportation, 7 years.

He seems to have been recorded for similar crimes earlier as there is a similar entry in June that year when he was sentenced to imprisonment.

Add - two earlier entries (1824 and 1838)  for Larceny but not sure if this was the same person. The 1838 one was of a similar age.

Gadget

[ladymerle1]

Gadget…you are a star!
Thank you so much, a relative in Tasmania is trying to trace his roots!

[Gadget]

Transported  to Tasmania on 12 March 1842, on the Eden.**

Happy to help 

** same trial date.

[amondg]

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[Gadget]

 

[ladymerle1]

Gadget….Does this last reply fit with your findings?

[Gadget]

More or Less, LM.

 I was a little perplexed as to why the details were repeated, with no ref to my findings.

There should be something in Welsh Newspapers Online but I'm away for  a while.  I'll check when I get back if no one else finds a report in the meantime.

Also,  there is an interesting entry in the 1841. Again, it would need more investigation. There are many Richards in that part of Denbighshire.

Gadget

[ladymerle1]

Intrigued you should say that c1841 is interesting as I cannot find Elizabeth, Thomas nor any of their 3 children Charles (b 1835),Eliza (b 1838) and Job (b Jan 1841)