Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Axford was transported on the Lord William Bentinck, departing 11th Apr 1838 and arriving 26th Aug 1838 with 321 passengers.
Lord William Bentinck (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 253 (128) |
| Source Description | This 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 Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
John Hobbs and William Axford, charged with stealing a lamb, the property Joseph Gibbs, of Winkfield, yeoman Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette, 20 April 1837. Warminster Sessions —The following is a complete list of the sentences of the prisoners, whose various offences were noticed in our Journal of the 26th ult.: Transportation For Life: Richard Blake, Wm. Jeffery, and Eneas Blake, John Hobbs and William Axford, Joseph Gillett; ... Salisbury Journal, 10 July 1837.
New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year; 1841 No; 845 Name; William Axford Ship; Ld. Wm. Bentinck Noted against name; DEAD; [no date] --------------------
Profession stated as Garden Labourer. Transported for stealing a lamb. Death record suggests age 26 (therefore born about 1813), however description in convict indent states age 19 upon arrival (therefore born about 1819).