Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Liversedge was transported on the Nithsdale, departing 26th Dec 1829 and arriving 12th May 1830 with 184 passengers.
Nithsdale (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 275 (140) |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
National Archives. HO 17/54/26[1829 Oct] Prisoner name: William Leversedge otherwise William Liversedge. Prisoner age: 57. Prisoner occupation: Butcher. Court and date of trial: York Summer Assizes 1829. Crime: Sheep-stealing. Initial sentence: Death, commuted to transportation for life. Gaoler's report: Character bad, a reputed sheep-stealer, married with six children. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): Eight parish officers and ten other inhabitants of Tadcaster [Yorkshire]. Grounds for clemency: First offence; previous good character; has a wife and six children; he was driven to the crime by starvation after his business failed and he was refused relief by the parish.