William Johnson

William Johnson, one of 100 convicts transported on the Asia, 19 November 1827

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Johnson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	1833
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Lancaster Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Asia 1
Departure date:	19th November, 1827
Arrival date:	13th March, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 101 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 304
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 10th June, 2021 wrote:

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Tasmania
Year; 1833
No; 338
Name; Wm. Johnson
Ship; Asia 2
Remarks; ACCIDENTLY KILLED; by the fall of a tree. 3 Feb 1833

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

William Johnson alias Ellis Price
Trail; 23 October 1826 - 7 years
Transported for stealing 50 years silk & 50 Handkerchiefs
Killed by the falling of a tree - 1833

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 10th June, 2021 made the following changes:

date of death: 1833 (prev. 0000), gender: m