Name: | William Carter |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1823 |
Occupation: | Farmer & ploughman |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 10 years
Crime: | House breaking |
Convicted at: | Southampton. Winchester Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 10 years |
Ship: | Cressy |
Departure date: | 28th April, 1843 |
Arrival date: | 28th August, 1843 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 295 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 295 (149). Tasmanian Archives- convicts |
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. |
Nell Murphy on 5th June, 2016 wrote:
William Carter was convicted at Southampton on 28 June 1842 for housebreaking and stealing money. Previous conviction. 10yr sentence. Transported to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the ship ‘Cressy’ arriving 20 Aug 1843.
Single; farmer & ploughman; aged 20yrs; Protestant; can read & write.
Brothers: John & Daniel
Sister - Elizabeth
30mths period of Probation. Station gang at Deloraine, Tasmania.
Other work assignments in Colony.
Nell Murphy on 5th June, 2016 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 295 (149). Tasmanian Archives- convicts (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 295 (1
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