William Burnham

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Sep 1822
Arrival
Mar 1823
Death
Dec 1857
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Personal Information

Name: William Burnham
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: 18th Dec 1857
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: Bucks. Assizes
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 28th Sep 1822
Arrival: 9th Mar 1823
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Burnham was transported on the Princess Royal, departing 28th Sep 1822 and arriving 9th Mar 1823 with 156 passengers.

Princess RoyalPrincess Royal (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 213 (107)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th September 2024

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.

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th September 2024

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)

State Library of Queensland on 9th September 2012

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.