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William Bamford

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Summary

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Born

Jan 1808

Conviction Desertion

Departure Dec 1840

Arrival

Mar 1841

Death

Jan 1873

Personal Information

Name: William Bamford

Aliases:

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1808

Death: 1st Jan 1873

Age: 65 years

Occupation: Woolcomber

Crime

Crime: Desertion

Convicted at: Ireland, Dublin

Sentence term: 7

Voyage

Departed: 16th Dec 1840

Ship: British Sovereign

Arrival: 17th Mar 1841

Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Ship: British Sovereign

Departed: 16th Dec, 1840

Arrived: 17th Mar, 1841

Passengers: 72

Built in Sunderland 1840. Tonnage 493. Rig. Appears to be only one voyage transporting convict persons to Australia - Departing Dublin, Ireland 16 Dec 1840 to arrive at Van Diemen's Land 18 March 1841. As this ship sailed direct from Ireland, the full register of transportees are not yet listed on this web site but are currently being added. Please note this if searching for individual persons.

References

Primary Source

Tasmanian Archives - convict records

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Convict Notes

Contributed by Nell Murphy on 12th January 2017

William BAMFORD was convicted at Dublin, Court Martial on 14 May 1840 for desertion from army - had been away 12 days. 7yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the 'British Sovereign' arriving 17 March 1841. Ship's report: "well behaved and anxious to be useful". Aged 33yrs; a soldier/wool comber; single man. Native Place: Burnley, Lancaster, England. Work services in the Colony of VDL. Ticket of Leave granted 12 Aug 1845 Free by servitude 13 May 1847 Free Certificate issued 1848

Contributed by Maureen Withey on 2nd February 2022

CONVICT DEPARTMENT. February 19, 1847. The period for which the undermentioned persons were transported having expired, certificates to that effect have been granted them accordingly: William Bamford, British Sovereign; Launceston Examiner, 26 Feb 1847.

Contributed by Maureen Withey on 3rd February 2022

https://stors.tas.gov.au/POL220-1-2 then go to page 228. William Bamford, arrived per British Sovereign is listed as crew on the ship Rory O’More, sailing from Launceston, bound for Melbourne, 7 Nov 1852. His status is not clear, as record does not indicate whether he came free or was free by servitude, etc.

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Revisions

Contributor	Date	Changes
Ian Bamford	27th Mar 2023	date of death: 1873 (prev. 0000)
Nell Murphy	27th Mar 2023	convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives - convict records (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Bamford, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1808, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime