Name: | William Dunn |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1809 |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 14 years
Crime: | Housebreaking |
Convicted at: | Devon Assizes |
Sentence term: | 14 years |
Ship: | Sir Charles Forbes |
Departure date: | 1st April, 1830 |
Arrival date: | 27th July, 1830 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 159 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 289 (147). Tasmanian Archives - convicts https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au |
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. |
Nell Murphy on 27th January, 2017 wrote:
William DUNN was convicted at Devon on 10 Aug 1829 for housebreaking. 14yr transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) per the ‘Sir Charles Forbes’ arriving 26 July 1830.
Single man; aged 21yrs; labourer; 5’6”.
Native Place: Birmingham
Assigned to work services in the Colony.
Ticket of Leave granted.
6 Oct 1840: Conditional Pardon approved. No. 2680
16 Sept 1847: Free Certificate
Nell Murphy on 27th January, 2017 wrote:
Departure from VDL:
4 June 1850: William Dunn, passenger on ship ‘Red Rover’ from Launceston to Port Phillip. Free by servitude. Ship to Colony - Sir Charles Forbes. 1 ticket. (ref. 545102)
Nell Murphy on 27th January, 2017 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 289 (147). Tasmanian Archives - convicts https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Pi
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