Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Davis was transported on the Lord Dalhousie, departing 19th Sep 1863 and arriving 28th Dec 1863 with 272 passengers.
1852 - Voyage. 912 tons. Ferris from Cork. 322 male convicts. C.A. Anderson Esq, MD, Surgeon Superintendent.
Lord Dalhousie (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 574 |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Selling Fish 1927 Marine Tce Geraldton Davis earned his nickname while he was a convict on Rottnest Island after he was caught fishing - a punishable offence for prisoners on the island. Crabbie argued successfully that he had not been fishing, he had been crabbing.
Convict Database DAVIS, William Convict No7391 Ship Name Lord Dalhousie Arrival Date 28 Dec 1863 Alias aka 'Crabbe'Birth Date1842 Marital Status Unmarried Occupation sailor Literacy illiterate Religion Prot Sentence Place Maidstone Sentence Province Kent Sentence Country England Length of Sentence 10yrs Crime arson Ticket of Leave Date 16 Sep 1865 Conditional Pardon Date 6 Jan 1870 Conditional Pardon Place Fremantle Known Areas Perth, Champion BayC omments General servant, boatman, whaler, sawyer