Name: | William Carter |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1825 |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Middlesex Gaol Delivery |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Mandarin |
Departure date: | 1843 |
Arrival date: | 16th October, 1843 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 39 other convicts |
Primary source: | Tasmanian Archives - convicts |
Source description: |
Nell Murphy on 8th June, 2016 wrote:
William Carter was convicted at Middlesex Gaol, London in Sept 1840 for stealing money from a Minister (he was his servant, aged 15yrs). 7yr sentence. Sent to Parkhurst Prison for Boys, Isle of Wight - for 4 yrs. Further transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the ‘Mandarin’ arriving 16 Oct 1843.
Father & Mother living in Middlesex.
Brother John - already transported to this Colony.
Single; labourer; aged 18yrs; Protestant; can read & write.
Apprenticed.
Further offence in VDL in 1845: stealing sugar from Mr. Marshall with whom he was living. 2yrs hard labour.
Free Certificate 11 Dec 1847.
Nell Murphy on 5th June, 2016 made the following changes:
convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Tasmanian Archives - convicts (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Carter, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1825, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime
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