| Name: | William Cripps |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 7th October, 1810 |
| Occupation: | Top sawyer perfect |
| Date of Death: | 14th July, 1879 |
| Age: | 68 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 61 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
| Crime: | Stealing sheep skins |
| Convicted at: | Bucks Quarter Session |
| Sentence term: | Life |
| Ship: | Augusta Jessie |
| Departure date: | 27th September, 1834 |
| Arrival date: | 22nd January, 1835 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 209 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 445 (224) |
| 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. |
D Wong on 3rd May, 2016 wrote:
William was 5’9 1/4” tall, fresh complexion, Brown hair, hazel eyes, brown mole on left arm, face freckled.
William was married - wife Eliza and 1 child, a son, Adam Cripps, born 1831, at native place, Waddesdon, Bucks.
1835: Public Works
3/2/1843: TOL
22/7/1845: Recommended for a CP
12/6/1846: CP approved.
10/5/1859: Married Elizabeth Pace at Kingston, Tasmania - they had 12 children.
14/7/1879: William died of general Debilites. He was listed as a Farmer, also listed as 60 years of age. Informant was his son William Cripps of Peppermint Bay.
Robert W Brown on 29th April, 2016 made the following changes:
date of birth: 7th October, 1810 (prev. 0000), date of death: 14th July, 1879 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime
D Wong on 3rd May, 2016 made the following changes:
occupation
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