| Name: | William Gimson |
| Aliases: | none |
| Gender: | m |
| Date of Birth: | 1797 |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Date of Death: | 1st May, 1846 |
| Age: | 49 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
| Crime: | Stealing fowls |
| Convicted at: | Kent Quarter Session |
| Sentence term: | 7 years |
| Ship: | Lord Lyndoch |
| Departure date: | 15th April, 1836 |
| Arrival date: | 20th August, 1836 |
| Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
| Passenger manifest | Travelled with 329 other convicts |
| Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 252 |
| 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 7th October, 2015 wrote:
William Gimson was 39 years old on arrival and he was transported for ‘stealing 2 fowls, 2 brushes, value 3/2, his native place was Maidstone.
William was 5’8” tall, dark complexion, dark brown eyes, brown hair and whiskers, Anchor & Ship rt. Arm Anchor between thumb & finger on same hand - lost front tooth upper Jaw-cast in Left Eye.
William was married with 2 children, wife Mary at Native place, Maidstone.
7/8/1840: TOL
22/12/1841: CP
21/3/1843: Free Certificate.
2/5/1846 Launceston Examiner:
HOBART TOWN.- A blacksmith named William Gimson was drowned in crossing the Huon River.
D Wong on 7th October, 2015 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1797 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1st May, 1846 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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