Edward Edwards

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Summary

Born
Jan 1787
Conviction
Stealing clothes
Departure
Oct 1816
Arrival
Mar 1817
Death
Jul 1853
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Personal Information

Name: Edward Edwards
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1787
Death: 20th Jul 1853
Age at death: 66
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Convicted at: Sussex Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 9th Oct 1816
Ship: Fame
Arrival: 8th Mar 1817
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Edward Edwards was transported on the Fame, departing 9th Oct 1816 and arriving 8th Mar 1817 with 201 passengers.

FameFame (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 287 (145)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 29th December 2025

National Archives. Hulk Records. Portsmouth Hulks, Captivity, Leviathan and …. HO-9-8_2 page 25/51. Received 16 Prisoners from Horsham, 21 May 1816. Edward Edwards, age 30, CR (Capital respite), Tried Horsham 25 March 1816, Life, Fame NSW.

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
338
on 13th October 2024

1817 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents Name Edward Edwards Age 30 Date of Conviction 25 Mar 1816 1853 - New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register Death; 20 July 1853. Invalid Establishment. Parramatta

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 28th August 2021

The following eight prisoners were capitally convicted, and received sentence of Death, but were reprieved before the Judge left the town. Edward Edwards, for stealing divers articles of wearing apparel, the property of Benjamin Waller; Hampshire Chronicle, 1 April 1816.