William Burns

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Horse theft
Convicted at:	Salop Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Indefatigable
Departure date:	October, 1814
Arrival date:	26th April, 1815
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 200 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 184
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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Maureen Withey on 18th February, 2021 wrote:

William Burns, for stealing a bay gelding, the properly of Mr. Robinson, of Trench Lane,
Worcester Journal, 7 April 1814.

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Tasmanian Record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1p44
List of Names of male and Female convicts, proceeding to the Derwent in H.M. Colonial Brig Emu. Sydney 17 July 1815.

Listed under heading of “Government Artificers.”
William Burn, Brickmoulder, per Indefatigable 2, 1815, Tried at Salop, Mar 1814, Life.

Maureen Withey on 18th February, 2021 made the following changes:

alias1: Burn, gender: m, occupation, crime