Richard SIGGS - convict

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

Title: Richard Siggs, one of 200 convicts transported on the Lady Harewood, 13 March 1832.
Details: Sentence details: Convicted at Sussex Quarter Sessions for a term of 7 years on 20 October 1831.
Vessel: Lady Harewood.
Date of Departure: 13 March 1832.
Place of Arrival: New South Wales.

Probably East Sussex as Richard was born in Burwash in 1807.

I'm wondering if any more details can be found of the offence and trial.

Thanks.

Regards,

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Oh - no mother's surname.

County Sussex
Place Burwash
Church St Bartholomew
RegisterNumber
DateOfBirth 20 Jun 1807
BaptismDate 19 Jul 1807
Forename Richard
*** -
FatherForename Richard
MotherForename Anne
FatherSurname SIGGS
MotherSurname
Abode
FatherOccupation
Notes officiating minister: Whitfeld Curteis vicar
FileNumber 5389


County Sussex
Place Burwash
Church St Bartholomew
RegisterNumber
MarriageDate 14 Apr 1806
GroomForename Richard
GroomSurname SIGGS
GroomAge
GroomParish Burwash
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation
GroomAbode
BrideForename Ann
BrideSurname SHORTER
BrideAge
BrideParish
BrideCondition Spinster
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode
GroomFatherForename
GroomFatherSurname
GroomFatherOccupation
BrideFatherForename
BrideFatherSurname
BrideFatherOccupation
WitnessOneForename Stanford
WitnessOneSurname TUPPENY
WitnessTwoForename Hannah
WitnessTwoSurname WESTOVER
Notes by banns; officiating minister: Jos Langley vicar of Bapchild; groom and bride signed
FileNumber 5392

 

[gibbo]

This might help to get further info.

John Buss was eventally transported for 7 years, along with Richard Siggs for opportunisically robbing the Heathfield higler and black marketeer John Hayler on 23 August.

http://books.google.com.au/books?id...QAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=siggs&f=false

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks gibbo.

That confirms Richard was 20 in 1831 so does not fit with 1807.

I keep returning to the fact the trees have Richard b. 1807 and no mention at all he was a convict.

Yet they both come from Burwash.

 

[DaveHam9]

Some details of the vessel and voyage - HERE

We received two hundred male convicts on board at Spithead on the 7th of March
from the York and Leviathan convict ships....

 

[leefer]

http://www.theweald.org/N10.asp?NId=4702536

Any good Dave?

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks, Lee.

It would be difficult to find a more satisfying village, even in Sussex, than Burwash...

HERE



Can't see the baptism for Richard on the list for Burwash - HERE

 

[leefer]

Certainly a fine site that Dave.....i take it you got his Aussie details marriage etc.
Married an Irish Girl and became an Inn keeper for a while and died in Pejar.

 

[DaveHam9]

Working on it Lee with the help of our convict expert, gibbo. :2fun:

Seems Mary was a convict but there are over 10 Mary SULLIVAN convicts to NSW not all from Cork.

 

[leefer]

http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_war=W1_id=3.html

Interesting this Dave.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Lee.

The Regans are related by marriage to Storrier (one of my main lines) and Storrier to Siggs by two marriages.

Most of the Australian related stuff is here:

http://www.forum.familyhistory.uk.com/showthread.php?p=132495#post132495

I started this one hoping to get info on trial etc. in England.

 

[leefer]

Sorry Dave.:biggrin:

 

[DaveHam9]

No problems Lee.

You reminded me of the Weald site.