William Jones

William Jones, one of 200 convicts transported on the Albion, 17 May 1823

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Jones
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 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:	Albion
Departure date:	17th May, 1823
Arrival date:	21st October, 1823
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 51 (27)
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

Maureen Withey on 26th July, 2019 wrote:

Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1825
Absconded prisoners

William Jones, 234, 5 ft. 5½ in. red hair, blue eyes, 23 years of age, a baker, tried at Lancester July 1822, sentence 7 years, arrived in this Colony per Albion 1824, native of Manchester, a ring pricked on the little finger on left hand, absconded from the Public Works May 5, 1824.—£2 Reward.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 26th July, 2019 made the following changes:

gender: m, occupation