William Foley

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Foley
Aliases:	William Fowley, William Fawley
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1804
Occupation:	Farm servant
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Manslaughter
Convicted at:	Tipperary Ireland
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Eliza
Departure date:	19th July, 1827
Arrival date:	8th November, 1827
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 102 other convicts

References

Primary source:	NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts.
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Community Contributions

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 wrote:

Born - Waterford, Ireland. Son of James, brother to John and Patrick all convicted of Manslaughter and arrived on the same ship.

Maureen Withey on 1st April, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
William Fowley, alias Fawley, age 23, per Eliza II (1) 1827, Tried at Tipperary, 1827, crime, Manslaughter, sentence 7 years, Native of Waterford, Servant farm, catholic, single son of James brother to John & Patrick. DOB 1804.

Convict Changes History

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Foley, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1804, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime

Dennis Nightingale on 18th May, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, occupation, crime

Maureen Withey on 1st April, 2020 made the following changes:

alias1: William Fowley, alias2: William Fawley