Name: | William Felmingham |
Aliases: | Filmingham |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1797 |
Occupation: | Ploughman/farm labourer |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Norfolk Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Chapman |
Departure date: | 6th April, 1824 |
Arrival date: | 27th July, 1824 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 179 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 142 |
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. |
D Wong on 13th July, 2021 wrote:
Listed as Filmingham on his Conduct Record.
Wiliam Felmingham was listed as 26 years old on arrival.
Place of Birth: Watham/Suffolk.
Transported for ‘Stealing wheat’.
Gaol Report
Idle disposition, has been convicted before of a Riot and Misdemeanour.
William was married, wife at Lownorton Parish, 5’0½” tall, brown hair, light brown eyes, large deep scar under right ear, small scar left breast, scar over right eye.
1830 Muster: TOL
22/7/1830: Free Certificate.
D Wong on 13th July, 2021 made the following changes:
alias1: Filmingham, date of birth: 1797 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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