William Burgess

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Receiving stolen property
Convicted at:	Surrey Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	John
Departure date:	26th January, 1832
Arrival date:	8th June, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 261 (131)
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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D Wong on 1st March, 2013 wrote:

William burgess was 27 years old, a Butcher & Soupmaker from Lambeth in Surrey.

1840: TOL Windsor
3/9/1845: COF

D Wong on 1st March, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1804, gender, occupation, crime