Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Davis was transported on the Barossa, departing 9th May 1844 and arriving 5th Sep 1844 with 322 passengers.
Barossa (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 99 (51). 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 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
N.B. There are two persons named "William Davis" on this voyage of the 'Barossa' to Van Diemen's Land 1844. William DAVIS was convicted at Wiltshire, England on 6 March 1844 for stealing a copper boiler. Previous convictions. 20 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Australia per the ship 'Barossa' arriving 6 Sept 1844. Single man; aged 20 yrs; a cloth dresser; Protestant; not literate; 5'2 3/4" height; fresh complexion; brown hair; dark eyes. Native place of birth: Bradford, England. Mother: Elizabeth (ref. Convict records) Brothers: Joseph, John, James & George Sisters: Louisa & ..... Colony of VDL: 2 yr Probation Period. 1st Station Gang: Seven Mile Creek 1847: at Avoca 13 Jan 1852: Ticket of Leave granted 4 April 1854: Conditional Pardon approved.