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Voyage
Transportation
William Davis was transported on the Richmond, departing 27th Nov 1821 and arriving 30th Apr 1822 with 160 passengers.
Richmond (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 127 (65). 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
William DAVIS was convicted at Warwick, England on 31 March 1821 for a Felony. 14 yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) per the ship 'Richmond' arriving 1822. Aged 24yrs; a butcher; 5'2" height' brown hair; dk grey eyes. Native place of birth: Suffolk, England (ref. Convict Indent record) Colony of VDL: Assigned to work in the Public Works Gangs. Several notes of misconduct and punishments. Ticket of Leave granted. 8 Feb 1834: Suspicion of having forged and uttered forged bank notes and passing himself off to be a free man. To be deprived of his Ticket of Leave and recommended to be sent to Port Arthur Penal Settlement. 31 March 1838: Free Certificate, no. 128, issued. 22 Dec 1837: appeared in Court. Acquitted. DEATH: 23 Nov 1839, died at the H.M. Colonial Hospital. Cause - fever. (ref. noted on his Conduct Record & Registration 35/1/1 no.267) N.B. There are several other convicts named "William Davis" in the Colony abt the same time.