Nathan Burrows

Nathan Burrows, one of 172 convicts transported on the Florentia, 14 August 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Nathan Burrows
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1803
Occupation:	Potter
Date of Death:	1881
Age:	78 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing cheese
Convicted at:	Derby Borough Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Florentia
Departure date:	14th August, 1827
Arrival date:	3rd January, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 172 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 264
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

Anonymous on 19th October, 2011 wrote:

had a daughter named Fanny maybe Francis

Anonymous on 13th May, 2012 wrote:

Nathan Burrows was 24 years old, could read and write, protestant, married, 2 prior convictions, 5’9" tall, ruddy fair complexion, grey hair, hazel eyes, no marks.

1832 TOL
1834 COF

Nathan was assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company, Port Stephens.
In 1839 he married Elizabeth R Tuckwell, and in 1852 he was a witness to the gold diggings at Hanging Rock and was living at Murrurundi, Hunter, NSW.

Jo Jennings on 4th May, 2016 wrote:

Before Nathan Borrows married Elizabeth Tuckwell in 1839, he had a relationship with an Aboriginal Woman. They had a daughter together. Frances Borrows. When he did marry Elizabeth Tuckwell, she too alreay had a daughter. Harriett. Nathan and Elizabrth did not have a child together until 1852, another daughter for both. Mary Burrows.

Convict Changes History

Anonymous on 13th May, 2012 made the following changes:

date of birth 1803-00-00, date of death 1881-00-00, gender m