Name: | William Marks |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1801 |
Occupation: | Ploughman |
Date of Death: | - |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing cheese |
Convicted at: | Wilts. Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Hercules |
Departure date: | 24th December, 1824 |
Arrival date: | 7th May, 1825 |
Place of arrival | New South Wales |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 134 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 243 (123) |
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. |
Maureen Withey on 22nd April, 2019 wrote:
The following prisoners were sentenced as under: Seven Years Transportation. … Wm. Marks for stealing 8 lbs of cheese belonging to Giles Mizen, at Trowbridge; Francis Norris, for stealing corn, the property of Mr Goddard, of Cliffe Pypard.
Bath Chronicle, 22 Jan 1824
D Wong on 23rd April, 2019 wrote:
22/1/1824 Bath Chronicle:
Wm. Marks for stealing 8 lbs of cheese belonging to Giles Mizen, at Trowbridge.
William Marks was 23 years old on arrival.
Native Place: Wiltshire.
William was 5’4¾” tall, light brown hair, grey eyes, very well.
Assigned to Best.
Colonial Secretary Papers:
MARKS, William. Per “Hercules”, 1825
1825 Jul 19: On return of convicts who have money lodged in the Savings Bank of New South Wales (Reel 6063; 4/1784 p.295b)
1/3/1831: COF
29/11/1832: Permission to marry Catherine Lyham (Palambam) she was 21 and on Bond - William was 29 and free.
No marriage listed on the NSW BDM.
5/5/1834: COF renewed.
D Wong on 23rd April, 2019 made the following changes:
date of birth: 1801 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime
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