William Davis

William Davis, one of 276 convicts transported on the Asia, 25 April 1840

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Davis
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1811
Occupation:	House servant
Date of Death:	1846
Age:	35 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 15 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	15 years
Ship:	Asia 1
Departure date:	25th April, 1840
Arrival date:	6th August, 1840
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 275 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 184. Tasmanian Archives - convict records.
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

Nell Murphy on 30th September, 2018 wrote:

William DAVIS was convicted at the CCC, London on 12 Aug 1839 for larceny in a dwelling house. Gaol report: “convicted before”, however denied by William. 15 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship ‘Asia’ arriving there 6 Aug 1840. Ship surgeon’s report: “very steady, served as schoolmaster on board”.

N.B. There are several other convicts named “William Davis” in the Colony at this time.

Aged 29yrs; single man; Protestant; house servant & groom; can read & write; 5’6” height; florid complexion; dk brown hair; Hazel eyes.

Colony of VDL:
2 yrs Probation Period.
Several records of misconduct.

DEATH:
18 Feb 1846: Died at Launceston VDL. (ref. recorded on the Conduct Record) Death Registration: Launceston district ref. 35/1/16 no. 478 - William John DAVIS, aged 31 yrs, disease of bladder, trade cook.

Convict Changes History

Leonie Dolley on 5th July, 2013 made the following changes:

date of birth 1811, date of death 1846, gender, occupation, crime

Nell Murphy on 30th September, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 184. Tasmanian Archives - convict records. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 18