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Summary

Born
Jan 1820
Conviction
Stealing money
Departure
Nov 1848
Arrival
Feb 1849
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Burns
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1820
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Crime: Stealing money
Convicted at: Ireland, Cork
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 1st Nov 1848
Ship: Blenheim
Arrival: 2nd Feb 1849
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Burns was transported on the Blenheim, departing 1st Nov 1848 and arriving 2nd Feb 1849 with 299 passengers.

Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.

BlenheimBlenheim (generic)

References

Primary Sourcehttps://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1377669

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 3rd February 2026

Place of origin: Cork CON33-1-93 Image 11 Trade; Labourer aged 19 years old 1851 - Ticket of Leave. Revoked. Absent from Muster 1851 - Ticket of Leave. Restored 1853 - MARRIAGE PERMISSIONS Name: Cahill, Margaret. Ship/free: Australasia Marriage to: Burns, William. Ship/free: Blenheim Permission date: 20 Apr 1853 CON52/1/6 1853 - MARRIAGE; Church of St Joseph. Date of marriage: 23 May 1853 Margaret aged 18 years old, Laundress & William aged 21 years old, Labourer Registered: Hobart 1853 - 19 November 1853. Fined 5/- disturbing the peace. 1854 - 29 November 1854. Free Certificate 1883 - 17 August 1883. Damaging property, sentenced to 2 months hard labour

C H avatar
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on 16th August 2025

Name: Burns, William Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 1 Nov 1848 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Blenheim (2) Place of origin: Cork Index number: 9393 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1377669