Name: | William Owen |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | 1778 |
Occupation: | Dealer |
Date of Death: | 18th April, 1845 |
Age: | 67 years |
Life Span
Male median life span was 51 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Stealing |
Convicted at: | Montgomery Quarter Sessions |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Lord Auckland |
Departure date: | 13th July, 1844 |
Arrival date: | 15th November, 1844 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 243 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 130. Tasmanian Archives http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-61,250,166,F,60. |
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. |
Carol Axton-Thompson on 21st August, 2015 wrote:
William OWEN was convicted at Montgomery on 22/02/1844 for stealing (quantity of brass). 7yr Transportation sentence. Sent to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) aboard the ‘Lord Auckland’ arriving 15/1/1844.
Married, wife Martha. 1 child (name not recorded).
Brother, Edward.
Sisters, Elizabeth & Mary.
Aged 66 years; 5’1”; occupation - dealer; Protestant.
Native place - Welshpool.
Period of probation, 15 months at Wedge Bay, VDL.
Died at Wedge Bay 18/04/1845. (ref. Convict Conduct record book)
Leonie Dolley on 14th June, 2013 made the following changes:
date of birth 1778, date of death 1845, gender, occupation, crime
Carol Axton-Thompson on 21st August, 2015 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 130. Tasmanian Archives http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-61,250,166,F,60. (prev. Australian Joint Copying Projec
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