Question

Richard Richards of Darlington New South Wales Australia: searching for paternal line. Any assistance is much appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

Richard Richards

 in the New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

Name:	Richard Richards
Estimated birth year:	abt 1821
Age:	38
Port of Departure:	Southampton
Port of Arrival:	Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date:	15 Jan 1859
Vessel Name:	Salsette
Origin Location:	Great Britain

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Source Information

Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.

Original data:

• New South Wales Government. Inward passenger lists. Series 13278, Reels 399-560, 2001-2122, 2751. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.
• New South Wales Government. Reports of vessels arrived (or Shipping reports). Series 1291, Reels 1263-1285, 2851. State Records Authority of New South Wales. Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia.

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Comments

Hi Patricia,

Thanks very much for your reply.

I have compared your arrival date of 1859 to the R. Richards in question and there's a mismatch. The Richards I am interested in arrived before the birth of my great grandfather [[Walker-221| | James Robert Hurley Duncan]] b. 25 Feb 1848. It is believed that Richards was married with several children when he seduced [[Walker-22118 | Margaret Walker]] aged 14. He was known to be a "Giovanni" of Glebe and a cow keeper.