| Name: | William Burgess |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | - |
| Occupation: | - |
| Date of Death: | 1847 |
| Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Uttering forged notes |
| Convicted at: | Central Criminal Court |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | David Malcolm |
| Departure date: | 13th May, 1845 |
| Arrival date: | 25th August, 1845 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 220 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 280 |
| 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. |
Leonie Dolley on 12th April, 2013 wrote:
William was transported for uttering a false transfer of stock. It says in the archives supposed to have drowned at Norfolk Island 15\3\1847.
Leonie Dolley on 12th April, 2013 made the following changes:
date of death 1847, gender, crime
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