William Atkinson

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Atkinson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1805
Occupation:	Servant
Date of Death:	5th November, 1852
Age:	47 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Countess of Harcourt
Departure date:	3rd September, 1822
Arrival date:	21st December, 1822
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 22 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/convicts.htm
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Community Contributions

D Wong on 8th October, 2013 wrote:

William Atkinson was 17 years old on arrival in NSW.

1/10/1828: COF

1841: Married Christiana Honeyman Affleck in Melbourne.
They had 2 sons, 1842 James William Affleck Atkinson, who was a squatter at Reidy Creek and 1843: William Maitland Atkinson who married Amy Margaret Cheeseman.

James became a Licenced Publican of the Keilor Inn and was the Government Pound Keeper in Oakleigh.

5/11/1852: James died and is buried at the Fawkner Cemetery in Melbourne.

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 8th October, 2013 made the following changes:

convicted at, term 7 years, voyage, source, firstname, surname, alias1, alias2, alias3, alias4, date of birth 1805, date of death 5th November, 1852, gender, occupation, crime