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William Parr

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Fraud
Departure
Dec 1786
Arrival
Jan 1788
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Parr
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Fraud
Convicted at: Lancashire Assizes Liverpool
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Dec 1786
Ship: Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And Alexander
Arrival: 22nd Jan 1788
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Parr was transported on the Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And Alexander, departing 31st Dec 1786 and arriving 22nd Jan 1788 with 356 passengers.

Lady Penrhyn, Scarborough And AlexanderLady Penrhyn, Scarborough And Alexander

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Convict Notes

Eric Harry Daly avatar
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on 12th January 2013

William Parr was tried at Liverpool, Lancashire on 27 January 1785 for fraud (cheating a shopkeeper). He was sentenced to transportation for 7 years and left England on the Alexander with age unknown. Described as “the noted swindler” by court records.Employed in issuing spirits, on 6 May 1788 he was sentenced to receive 200 lashes after a court of enquiry into a marine having been drunk on duty, and on 12 April 1790 to 100 lashes for stealing a pumpkin.Married Mary McCormack on 10 February 1788, the first marriage recorded in the colony.