William Hunt

William Hunt, one of 140 convicts transported on the Dick, 02 October 1820

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Hunt
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1798
Occupation:	-
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 Life

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Hertford Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Dick
Departure date:	2nd October, 1820
Arrival date:	12th March, 1821
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 140 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 404
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

Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th September, 2021 wrote:

1824 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary’s Papers,
Permission to Marry.
Liverpool - 6 Sep 1824
Ellen Lynch - Free.
William Hunt, Prisoner

1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825
Ellen Lynch; Age; 2. Born Colony. Daughter of Ellen Lynch, Windsor

1826 - New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry.
Liverpool - 7 Feb 1826
Eleanor Lynch - Free.
William Hunt, Age; 27. Ship; Dick. Sentence; Life. Bond. Prisoner

1826 Australia, Marriage Index
Eleanor Lynch & William Hunt
Date; 1826 - Liverpool, New South Wales
Volume Number: V B

1828 - Householders´ Returns of Richard Jones - Cabramatta,
William Hunt. Age; 30. [1798] Ship; Dick. Life. Servant.
Helen Lench. ** Age; 40. FG. S.. Ship; Maria - 1818 - 7 years. Servant. Catholic
Mary Lench. ** Age; 7. Colony Born
Helen Lench. ** Age; 6. Colony Born.

** Spelling as per Register **

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 13th September, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000), gender: m