Joseph Davies

Joseph Davies, one of 120 convicts transported on the Minstrel, 05 April 1825

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Joseph Davies
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1790
Occupation:	Farmer
Date of Death:	1873
Age:	83 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Malicious wounding
Convicted at:	Glamorgan Great Sessions
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Minstrel
Departure date:	5th April, 1825
Arrival date:	22nd August, 1825
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 120 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 246
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

Colin lewis on 18th December, 2013 wrote:

Pardoned 1841. Married Isabella Sinclair of Shetland Islands 1845 at Wesley Chapel Sydney. Moved to Auckland 1846 where he worked as a carpenter. Had one daughter from his previous marriage in Wales. Her name was Martha.

Convict Changes History

Colin lewis on 18th December, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1790, date of death 1873, gender, occupation, crime