William Briggs

Summary

Born

Jan 1773

Conviction

Horse theft

Departure

May 1791

Arrival

Feb 1792

Death

Unknown

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Name: William Briggs

Gender: Male

Born: 1st Jan 1773

Death: Unknown

Age at death: Unknown

Occupation: Unknown

Convicted at: Huntingdon Assizes

Sentence term: 7 years

Ship: Pitt

Arrival: 14th Feb 1792

Place of Arrival: New South Wales

William Briggs was transported on the Pitt, departing 31st May 1791 and arriving 14th Feb 1792 with 406 passengers.

Built Thames, England 1780. 775 tons. Rig type: S.

Pitt

Primary Source	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 158
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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on 6th January 2025

Aged 18 on conviction for stealing a mare from William Clack of Warboys