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Voyage
Transportation
William Burnham was transported on the Princess Royal, departing 28th Sep 1822 and arriving 9th Mar 1823 with 156 passengers.
Princess Royal (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 213 (107) |
| 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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Convict Notes
William Burnham, aged 26, charged with having feloniously stolen a wether sheep, the property of J. Tuckwell, in the parish of Dinton. Windsor and Eton Express, 14 Feb 1819.
Colonial Secretary Index. BURNHAM, William. Per "Princess Royal", 1823 1824 Jan 16 Convict servant of T V Bloomfield. To be victualled from the Stores at Newcastle for six months (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.189) 1824 Jan 17 Servant of T V Bloomfield. Permitted to pass from Windsor, with cattle, to No.9 Township in the County of Durham (Reel 6012; 4/3510 p.190)
16/1/1824: On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta. 17/1/1824: Servant of T V Bloomfield. 17/1/1824: Permitted to pass from Windsor with cattle to No.9 Township in the County of Durham.11/6/1829: COF. 30/12/1831: William was free and received permission to marry Mary Harvey, per Kains 1830. Mary had also been assigned to T V Bloomfield which is probably where they met. She was 35 and William 39. They married in 1832 at Maitland, also no children found on the BDM, although he was the father of James Burnham per Bengal Merchant 1838. 18/2/1857: William died of dropsy (accumulation of fluid) at Maitland aged 62. Mary died in 1859 aged 66.