Joseph Bunton

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing a watch
Convicted at:	Essex, Colchester Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Albion
Departure date:	17th May, 1823
Arrival date:	21st October, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 50
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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Mark Hillyer on 19th July, 2020 wrote:

Certificate of Freedom 18 September 1832

Anonymous on 3rd April, 2012 made the following changes:

date of birth 1796-00-00, date of death 1883-00-00, gender m

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date of death: 10th August, 1883 (prev. 1883), crime