Name: | William Harrison |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1800 |
Occupation: | Forgeman |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 57 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to Life
Crime: | Beastiality |
Convicted at: | Worcester Assizes |
Sentence term: | Life |
Ship: | Georgiana |
Departure date: | 28th September, 1832 |
Arrival date: | 1st February, 1833 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 183 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 436 |
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 1st January, 2021 wrote:
Worcester Journal Worcestershire, England
21 Jul 1831
William Harrison, aged 30, was convicted of beastiality at Dudley. The nature of this case necessarily prevents our entering into any details of it. An attempt was made to screen the prisoner by setting up a plea of intoxication. When sentence was about to be passed upon the wretched culprit, he pleaded earnestly for mercy…..........
Sentence of death was then passed upon him._The prisoner had rather a respectable appearance.
William Harrison was listed as 32 years old on arrival.
William was 5’8½” tall, fresh complexion, brown hair, reddish whiskers, hazel grey eyes.
24/3/1841: TOL
D Wong on 1st January, 2021 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1800 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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