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Transportation
William Dawson was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.
Fame (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 281 (142) |
| 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
At the General Quarter Sessions for this city Monday last, the folllowing prisoners were sentenced, viz, … W. Dawson, W. Lewis, and C. Matthews, for stealing clothes from board ships ; .. were all found Guilty. Bristol Mirror, 15 July 1815. Tasmanian Records. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-1/CON13-1-1P85 From list of 105 convicts embarked on ship Pilot for Hobart Town, 11 Sept 1817. Per Fame. March in 1817 from England. William Dawson, Tried Bristol Q.S. 10 July 1815, 7 years.
Tasmanian Records. https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON13-1-1/CON13-1-1P85 From list of 105 convicts embarked on ship Pilot for Hobart Town, 11 Sept 1817. Per Fame. March in 1817 from England. William Dawson, Tried Bristol Q.S. 10 July 1815, 7 years.
New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents. Indent No; Name; William Dawson Age; 27 [1788] Native Place; Ireland Trade or calling; Seaman Trial; Bristol - 10 Jul 1815 Height; 5 ft. 7 3/4 in Eyes; Hazel Hair; Brown Completion; Ruddy Conduct Record;- No; 29 Name; William Dawson Ship; To NSW per Fame & to Hobart per Pilot Native Place; Dublin Trial; Bristol - [10 July] 1815 - 7 years Remarks; 1818 - 27 Feb - Neglect of Duty 1818 - 20 April - Drunk & harboring & concealing Mary Stockman, Mr Youngs servant - 25 Lashes 1818 - 26 Nov - Drunk & disorderly - 25 Lashes 1819 - 19 Mar - Drunk & Disorderly - One week for Govt in own time 1819 - 8 July - Absent from his lodgings - Confined at nights for a month Burials in the Parish of St David's, Hobart in the Year 1820 No; 356 Name; William Dawson When Died; 1820, 6 Nov When buried; 1820, 9 Nov Age; 23 years ** Ship’s Name; Fame Quality or profession. Convict By Whom Ceremony was preformed; R Knopwood