William Carey

William Carey, one of 299 convicts transported on the Susan, 29 July 1837

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Carey
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Gardener
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Median life span was 52 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Burglary
Convicted at:	Essex Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Susan
Departure date:	29th July, 1837
Arrival date:	21st November, 1837
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 301 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 119 (61) Essex Standard - Friday 17 February 1837 Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 24 March 1837 British Newspaper Archive
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

Neil Hart on 25th October, 2014 wrote:

Age: 26
Crime: Breaking the warehouse of Charles Smith

Convict Changes History

Neil Hart on 25th October, 2014 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 119 (61) Essex Standard - Friday 17 February 1837 Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 24 March 1837 British Newspaper Archive (prev. Australian Joint Copyin