William Dunbobbin

William Dunbobbin, one of 188 convicts transported on the Recovery, 30 July 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Dunbobbin
Aliases:	William Dunbabin
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1798
Occupation:	Shoemaker
Date of Death:	1859
Age:	61 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 56 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Highway robbery
Convicted at:	Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Recovery
Departure date:	30th July, 1819
Arrival date:	18th December, 1819
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 187 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 192
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

Andrew Alston on 23rd August, 2016 wrote:

Born at Marchwiel, Denbighshire. His brother John (1806-1897) was sent to Van Diemen’s Land in 1830 for horse stealing. The rest of the family appear to have been law-abiding.
- dunbabin@one-name.org

Convict Changes History

Andrew Alston on 23rd August, 2016 made the following changes:

alias1: William Dunbabin, date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1859 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime