William Connor

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Connor
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1784
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Highway robbery
Convicted at:	Ireland, Dublin City
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Surrey or Surry
Departure date:	14th July, 1816
Arrival date:	20th December, 1816
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 58 other convicts

References

Primary source:	http://members.pcug.org.au/ Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910
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Community Contributions

Nell Murphy on 10th December, 2015 wrote:

William Connor was convicted at Dublin City in 1816 and given a Life sentence. Transported to New South Wales on the ‘Surrey’ arriving 1816.

Aged 32yrs of age
Trade - a labourer
Native place - Kildare

Dianne Jones on 16th February, 2021 wrote:

William CONNOR – per Surry 1 (2), born 1784, native place Kildare, labourer, was convicted of highway robbery. He was tried before Judges Day and Daly in Dublin City on 17 February 1816, and sentenced to death, respited to transportation for life. He was admitted to Kilmainham Gaol on 11 February 1816 (prisoner #2429), and was discharged from the jail on 16 May 1816 to be “sent on board the convict ship” (see Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910).

Convict Changes History

Nell Murphy on 10th December, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: http://members.pcug.org.au/ (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Connor, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1784, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Dianne Jones on 16th February, 2021 made the following changes:

source: http://members.pcug.org.au/ Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924; Dublin, Kilmainham 1815-1910 (prev. http://members.pcug.org.au/), crime