Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Evans was transported on the William Glen Anderson, departing 31st May 1831 and arriving 1st Nov 1831 with 181 passengers.
William Glen Anderson (generic)References
| Primary Source | Tasmanian conduct Record https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-11$init=CON31-1-11p126 |
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Convict Notes
Occupation - see TAHO record indent: https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON27-1-5/CON27-1-5P93
Burial record https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1178458
Tasmanian Record , Convict Indent, CON14-1-2 Image 89, gives the following information. Age 27, Trade - Gentleman's servant; height 5 ft 10 1/4. Tried at Cape of Good Hope 15 Feb 1831, sentence 7 yrs;Native place, Keston, nr Bromley, Kent; single, protestant; can read and write. Father, Chas. Evans, a tailor in Huntingdonshire.
Date of conviction for Perjury at Cape of Good Hope, 15 Feb 1831. He was single. He attempted to abscond on two occasioned and was sentenced to the Bridgewater cahin gang for the remainder of his sentence, June 22 1832. Executed 17th Oct 1832. SUPREME COURT—Criminal Side. Wednesday, September 26, 1832. The Court opened this day for a general gaol delivery, when William Evans, was indicted for stabbing with a knife, at Bridgewater, with intent to kill him, George Skine Edwards—Verdict—Guilty. The Tasmanian, Fri 28 Sept 1832 Hobart Town Burials https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD34-1-1$init=RGD34-1-1p125 William Evans, from Gaol, Hobart Town, age 30, ship, William Glen Anderson, convict, executed for cutting and maiming. Buried 17 Oct 1832.