Marine Private Lawrence
Richards ( c 1759......)
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Born :
Circa 1759
Where Born : Tiverton , Devon
Occupation : Weaver / Soldier
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "
Prince of Wales
"
Rank attained : Marine Private
Date of Enlistment : 2. March 1778
Where Enlisted : Plymouth
Date of Discharge : October 1791
Where Discharged : Sydney
Enlistment R.N.S.W. Reg : March 1793
Date of Discharge : March 1810
Where Discharged : Sydney
Enlistment 73. Reg : March 1810
Date of Discharge :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Mary Richards
Born :
Circa 1765
Where Born England
Occupation :
Date Arrived : 26/1/1788
Ship Arrived on : "
Prince of Wales "
Date Married :
Where Married :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Spouse's Parents :
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Hobart
- Children :
- 1 . Samuel Richards (b.9/10/1787 at sea . ....d.)
Enlisted 73rd Regiment March 1810
- 2 . William Richards (bapt.25/12/1790......d.)
Enlisted 73rd Regiment March 1810
- 3 . Elizabeth Richards ( b.1794.....d)
- 4 . Mary Richards (b.1796 ......d.)
- 5 . Susanah Richards (b.1797 ......d.)
- 6 . Lawrence Richards (b.1796 ......d.)
- 7 . Grace Richards (b.1804 ......d.)
- 8 . John Richards (b.1807 ......d.)
RICHARDS Lawrence Born 1759 Father of Samuel &
William below Enlisted England
1788 Private arrived 26/1/1788 " Prince of Wales
" Transfered 73rd Regiment 24/4/1810
RICHARDS
Samuel Born
1788 on board the Prince of Wales. Son of Lawrence above
Enlisted Sydney 4/1/1800 Drummer arrived 26/1/1788 "
Prince of Wales " Transfered 73rd Regiment
24/4/1810
RICHARDS
William 1
Born 1790 in Sydney . Son of Lawrence above Enlisted
Sydney 23/10/1801 Private Transfered 73rd Regiment
24/4/1810
History
& Achievements :
- Lawrence Richards enlisted as a member of the 2st
Plymouth Company. He was stationed on board the ship
" Prince of Wales " and it was on this ship he
left England for Australia. Upon his arrival in Sydney he
served as a member of Captain John Shea's company,
working as a glazier to suppliment his pay.. Discharging
from the marines he sailed for Norfolk Island via the
ship" Atlantic" in October of 1791. Following
discharge he recieved a grant of 60 acres at Cascade
Stream . March 1793 saw him return to Sydney via the ship
" Kitty " where he enlisted in the Royal New
South Wales Regiment . He recieved land grants at
Mulgrave Park of 25 acres and at Bankstown of 60 acres.
In March of 1810 Lawerence and his two sons Samuel and
William enlisted in the 73rd Regiment. Lawrence sailed to
Ceylon via the "Windham" and his two sons
sailed with the Regiments first contingent. It is un sure
at present if they returned but his wife and the rest of
their children did not go to Ceylon
- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
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