Name: | William Griffiths |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | - |
Occupation: | - |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | - |
Convicted at: | Devon Assizes |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Neptune, Scarborough and Surprize |
Departure date: | December, 1789 |
Arrival date: | 26th June, 1790 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 1071 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 29 (16) |
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. |
Maureen Withey on 27th April, 2020 wrote:
National Archives.
HO 47/6/80 1787 Mar 31
Certificate/memorial of John Wilson and Francis Buller on prisoners capitally convicted on the Western Circuit but ‘some favourable Circumstances’ appeared on/after their trial recommended to mercy on the conditions set against their name:
Devon Assizes at Exeter, 19 March 1787
9. William Griffiths, for being at large before the expiration of his term of transportation. 7 years transportation.
Maureen Withey on 27th April, 2020 made the following changes:
gender: m
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