Convict Muster in Richmond, Van Diemen's Land (1830)

A Muster of Convicts At Richmond, Van Diemen's Land, 23 July,…
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A Muster of Convicts At Richmond, Van Diemen's Land, 23 July, 1830, the sworn statement of John Farrow headed 'Richmond'. In order to keep track of the convict population, regular musters were held to account for the 'location of the felons.' In this instance, convict John Farrow, assigned to the service of Mr William Kearney, had not attended the Muster at Richmond, but instead, visited the local inn, the Lennox Arms, where he was treated to a glass of rum by a free man, Peter McDonald. Farrow was fined and so was the landlord of the inn, John Buscombe., Farrow had originally been sentenced at Norfolk Assizes in August 1827 to Life for Larceny. He was transported aboard the Convict Ship 'Woodford' arriving in August 1828.

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