William John Porter

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William John Porter
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1819
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Ireland, Antrim
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Middlesex
Departure date:	6th July, 1839
Arrival date:	24th January, 1840
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 191 other convicts

References

Primary source:	NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts.
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Community Contributions

Dennis Nightingale on 28th June, 2015 wrote:

Born - Antrim Co. Ireland. Crime - Stealing shawl. Single - CF 47/760.

Convict Changes History

Dennis Nightingale on 28th June, 2015 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: NSW Gov Records. Irish Convicts. (prev. ), firstname: William John, surname: Porter, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1819, date of death: 0000, gender: m, occupation, crime