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William Atkins

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Summary

Born
Jan 1843
Conviction
Arson
Departure
Oct 1866
Arrival
Dec 1866
Death
Aug 1902
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Personal Information

Name: William Atkins
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1843
Death: 10th Aug 1902
Age at death: 59
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Crime: Arson
Convicted at: Middlesex, Clerkenwell Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 13th Oct 1866
Ship: Corona
Arrival: 22nd Dec 1866
Place of Arrival: Western Australia

Transportation

William Atkins was transported on the Corona, departing 13th Oct 1866 and arriving 22nd Dec 1866 with 306 passengers.

CoronaCorona (generic)

References

Primary SourceWestern Australia Convict Records, Reel No. FCN39, Ref. No. ACC 128/1-32 & Ref. No. ACC 1156/R15. Ancestry.com Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 179 (92) http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx
Source DescriptionThis record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro
Original SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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"Maternal G Grandfather"

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on 6th September 2025

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1435294926/view

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on 13th November 2022

First name(s) William Last name Atkins Age 20 Year 1863 Date 20 Apr 1863 Prisoner number 3481 Court Middx Crime Attempts to Fire Stack Hay Sentence duration 7Y Archive The National Archives Source Convict Hulks, Convict Prisons And Criminal Lunatic Asylums: Quarterly Returns Of Prisoners Series HO8 Piece number 162 Record set England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment, 1770-1935 Category Institutions & organisations Subcategory Prison Registers Collections from England, Great Britain, Wales

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on 4th November 2022

buried at Mourambine Church Wife Ellen Jane Taylor m 17 03 1875 at Mourambine father of 12

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on 12th August 2021

Index: Birth Year 1840, Trade Labourer Conviction: 20 April 1863, aged 24, Single Marks: Bracelet & anchor on both wrists Ticket of Leave 22 June 1867 Crime: Unlawfully and maliciously attempting to set fire to a stack of hay Father, William Atkins, Christdom, Devon Character: Exemplary Certificate of Freedom 28 July 1870

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on 14th November 2014

ATKINS WILLIAM Married TAYLOR ELLEN where BEVERLEY reg3897 yr1875 Married At The Mourambine Church,