William Chapman

William Chapman, one of 134 convicts transported on the Hercules, 24 December 1824

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Chapman
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Median life span was 55 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Hercules
Departure date:	24th December, 1824
Arrival date:	7th May, 1825
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 134 other convicts

References

Primary source:	R C Solomon 'Convicted Gunsmiths of NSW-A Definitive History 1788-1850'
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

iain Frazier on 20th August, 2019 wrote:

William was at muster in 1825.
In 1831 he was a gunsmith & granted Cerificate of Freedom.

Convict Changes History

iain Frazier on 20th August, 2019 made the following changes:

source: R C Solomon 'Convicted Gunsmiths of NSW-A Definitive History 1788-1850' (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 240)