| Name: | William Peter Briggs |
| Aliases: | Briggs, William (Alias) |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1826 |
| Occupation: | Carver of wood |
| Date of Death: | 18th December, 1906 |
| Age: | 80 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Theft of carpets from master |
| Convicted at: | Norfolk, Norwich General Sessions |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Barossa |
| Departure date: | 9th May, 1844 |
| Arrival date: | 5th September, 1844 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 321 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 94 |
| 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. |
David Briggs on 5th February, 2012 made the following changes:
date of birth 1826-00-00, date of death 1906-12-18, gender m
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