Moses Burrett

Moses Burrett, one of 200 convicts transported on the Albion, 17 May 1823

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Moses Burrett
Aliases:	Moses Burratt
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1791
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	8th March, 1852
Age:	61 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Bucks, Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Albion
Departure date:	17th May, 1823
Arrival date:	21st October, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/23, Page 17). UK Prison Hulk Registers (HO9/9). Tasmainian Libraries (CON31-1-1, Image 261). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 49 (26)
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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Community Contributions

Therese Peters on 6th May, 2019 wrote:

Released after 7 years and worked as a labourer until his death from Apoplexy.

Iris Dunne on 7th May, 2019 wrote:

Criminal Register: Offence Larceny

Prison Hulk ship York, moored at Portsmouth, convicted 16 July 1822, Received 2 November 1822, aged 37, Named Moses Burratt, Offence Stealing Corn

Conduct Record: Tried 14 July 1822 Bucks, Offence: stealing Cow (or coin, or corn), Married
https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-1$init=CON31-1-1p261

Death age 61
https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-21$init=RGD35-1-21p6

Inquest 9 March 1852
https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-30-2687$init=SC195-1-30-2687_1

Convict Changes History

Therese Peters on 6th May, 2019 made the following changes:

date of death: 8th March, 1852 (prev. 0000), occupation

Iris Dunne on 7th May, 2019 made the following changes:

convicted at, source: England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO27/23, Page 17). UK Prison Hulk Registers (HO9/9). Tasmainian Libraries (CON31-1-1, Image 261). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 49