William Birch

William Birch, one of 299 convicts transported on the Admiral Gambier and Friends, April 1811

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Birch
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1762
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	27th March, 1832
Age:	70 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	No details
Convicted at:	Chester Session of Pleas
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Admiral Gambier and Friends
Departure date:	April, 1811
Arrival date:	29th September, 1811
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 301 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 28
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Penny-Lyn Beale on 19th July, 2020 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842

Name: William Birch
Date of conviction: 25 Apr 1810
Place of Conviction: Chester
Vessel: Admiral Gambier (2)
Port of Arrival: Sydney
Date of Arrival: 29 Sep 1811
Ticket of Leave: Yes

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New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869 for William Birch. Ticket of leave butts (NRS 12202)
Ticket of leave butts, Feb 1831-Nov 1831
Trade or Calling: Laborer
Offence: No details
Year of Birth: 1762
5 Ft. 1 inch
Fair Pale: Complexion
Hair: Flaxen.
Eyes; Grey

Written across the Ticket of Leave
” Died at the General Hospital Sydney. Per report dated from the first to the 31 March 1832

Convict Changes History

Ron Garbutt on 17th March, 2020 made the following changes:

gender: m

Penny-Lyn Beale on 19th July, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1762 (prev. 0000), date of death: 27th March, 1832 (prev. 0000), occupation, crime