William Eaton

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Eaton
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	3rd February, 1769
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	31st May, 1858
Age:	89 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing cheese
Convicted at:	Middlesex
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander and William and Ann
Departure date:	January, 1791
Arrival date:	9th July, 1791
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 1029 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Source description:

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Community Contributions

BARRY TRENHOLME on 4th March, 2018 wrote:

Arrived 16th October 1791
aboard the “Admiral Barrington.”

Convict Changes History

Denis Pember on 5th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Proceedings of the Old Bailey (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Eaton, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 3rd February, 1769, date of death: 31st May, 1858, gender: m, occupation, crime