Edward Edwards

Edward Edwards, one of 220 convicts transported on the Theresa, 28 March 1845

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Edward Edwards
Aliases:	Purdy
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	15th April, 1819
Occupation:	Tailor
Date of Death:	12th October, 1898
Age:	79 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 10 years

Crime:	Larceny
Convicted at:	Central Criminal Court
Sentence term:	10 years
Ship:	Theresa
Departure date:	28th March, 1845
Arrival date:	3rd July, 1845
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 219 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 264
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

Laurie Mealey on 25th October, 2017 wrote:

Married Esther Delaney 8/9/1852. Had 7 children- Edward, Lucy Ann, Charles John, Jane, Maria, William and Kezia. Died at his residence, 12 Sloan Street, Battery Point, Hobart.

Convict Changes History

Laurie Mealey on 25th October, 2017 made the following changes:

alias1: Purdy, date of birth: 15th April, 1819 (prev. 0000), date of death: 12th October, 1898 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime