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William Edward Beard

Summary

William Edward Beard, one of 200 convicts transported on the China, 03 January 1846
Born
May 1816
Conviction Rape
Departure Jan 1846
Arrival
May 1846
Death
Jun 1887
Personal Information
Name: William Edward Beard
Aliases:
Gender: Male
Born: 2nd May 1816
Death: 27th Jun 1887
Age: 71 years
Occupation: Carman
Crime
Crime: Rape
Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 99
Voyage
Departed: 3rd Jan 1846
Ship: China
Arrival: 16th May 1846
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island

Transportation

Ship: China
Departed: 3rd Jan, 1846
Arrived: 16th May, 1846
Passengers: 200

Built 1837 at Hull. Wood ship of 524 Tons.

China

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 2
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

Claims

Claimed ByDescription

Family connection William Edward Beard, Great Great Grandfather to Peter Gray

Convict Notes

Contributed by Ian Beard on 11th July 2014

Originally sent to Norfolk Island, arrived 16 May 1846. Transferred to Cascades Probation Station, 21 May 1847. Employed, 1 Sep 1849 by Doctor(later Sir)James Willson Agnew, House Surgeon, at Her Majesty's General Hospital, Hobart as a carpenter. Granted Ticket of Leave, 25 October 1853. Married Mary Ann Jane Warrant, 9 Jan 1854. Granted Unconditional Pardon, 14 Aug 1855. Served as Police Constable 1865-1870

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
Ian Beard
11th Jul 2014occupation
Anonymous
12th May 2011none
Anonymous
12th May 2011date of birth 1816-05-02, date of death 1887-06-27, gender m