William Owen

William Owen, one of 170 convicts transported on the Georgiana, 24 November 1828

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Owen
Aliases:	none
Gender:	-

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Median life span was 52 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Hereford Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Georgiana
Departure date:	24th November, 1828
Arrival date:	20th April, 1829
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 171 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 533 (268)
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

Lee Milne on 27th December, 2018 wrote:

William was also a constable and then a fisherman. He and eldest son, William (20yrs) were drowned near Southport, Tas in April 1861, when their fishing boat, ‘Terror’, went down in heavy seas and wreckage was found at South Bruny Island.

Convict Changes History

Lee Milne on 27th December, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 533 (268) Tasmanian Archives CON31-1-29 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 533 (268

Lee Milne on 27th December, 2018 made the following changes:

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