Richard Holland, Convict "Duke of Portland" 1807

Richard Holland was convicted at the Old Bailey, Middlesex, on Wednesday 2/7/1806 for stealing a parcel out of a cart. He was given a 7 year sentence and taken to a prison hulk at Langston Harbour to await transportation. Richard Hollard arrived in NSW on 27th July 1807 aboard the "Duke of Portland" Richard Holland was an educated man. He was a witness to the Will of his father-in-law William Roberts dated 7/2/1820, on which he signed his name with certain style. When his 5th child was baptised in 1823 Richard's occupation was shown in the Parish Register as a shopkeeper and 2 years later, when son Thomas was baptised he was listed as a butcher. In November 1828 a full scale Census of New South Wales was taken and the Holland Family was listed as follows:

• Richard Holland ages 43, free by servitude, arrived on ship Duke of Portland, 1806, 7 year sentence, Protestant, Farmer at Cornwallis holding 30 acres of land all cleared and cultivated, plus 18 head of cattle.
• His wife Mary was aged 35, born in the Colony. They had children William 15, Richard 13, John 11, Sarah 9, and Thomas 3, all born in the Colony.

richard died on 10/5/1867 from "Infirities of Age" (2 days after his 84th birthday). (Source - A Rich Inheritance, William Roberts and Kezia Brown...their background and their family, Volume 1)

Richard was born in England on 8 May 1783 and died at Windsor, New South Wales on 10 May 1867.

Richard Holland married MARY ROBERTS (daughter of William Roberts and Kezia Brown) on 18 October 1813 at St Matthews Church, Windsor. This was a second marriage for Richard as he had been married in England.

Mary Roberts was born in Sydney on 15 June 1793 and died on 24 July 1863.

Richard farmed land at Cornwallis and also possibly owned land in Windsor where he had a shop - initially a bakers and later a butchers shop.

The children of Richard and Mary were:

   William 1813 - 1897

   Richard 1815 - 1881

   John 1817 - 1897

   Sarah 1820 - 1891

   Thomas 1822 - 1824

   Thomas 1825 - 1913

   Henry 1828 - 1828

   Henry 1830 - 1906

   Ann 1836 - 1905

SARAH HOLLAND married WILLIAM PENDERGAST

GEDCOM Note

Arrived NSW 27/07/1807 on the "Duke of Portland"

GEDCOM Note

Arrived NSW 27/07/1807 on the "Duke of Portland"