William Griffiths

William Griffiths, one of 190 convicts transported on the Mangles, July 1824

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Griffiths
Aliases:	Griffiths, Thomas (alias)
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1800
Occupation:	Groom
Date of Death:	1868
Age:	68 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Highway robbery
Convicted at:	Lancaster Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Mangles
Departure date:	July, 1824
Arrival date:	27th October, 1824
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 189 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 161 (82)
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.

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Community Contributions

Peter Hinds on 10th September, 2017 wrote:

James Griffiths was sent from Darlinghust Gaol on 28 October 1836 to the iron gangs of Berrima (see The Campbelltown Convicts).

Convict Changes History

Kath Burgess on 8th June, 2015 made the following changes:

alias1: Griffiths, Thomas (alias) (prev. Griffiths, Thomas (Alias)), date of birth: 1800 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1868 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime