William Porter

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Porter
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1802
Occupation:	Reaper
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:	-
Convicted at:	Ireland, Fermanagh
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Recovery
Departure date:	5th April, 1823
Arrival date:	30th July, 1823
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 166 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index.
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Community Contributions

Maureen Withey on 1st September, 2020 wrote:

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry.
William Porter, age 21, Recovery (2) 1823, Tried Fermanagh Co., 7 years, DOB 1802, Native place, Fermanagh, Reaper.

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Colonial Secretary Index.

PORTER, William. Per “Recovery”, 1823.

1823 Aug 4 - On list of convicts landed from the “Recovery” and forwarded to Liverpool for distribution (Reel 6011; 4/3509 p.4)

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 1st September, 2020 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 7 years, voyage, source: Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Colonial Secretary Index. (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Porter, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1802, date of death: 0000, gender: m, o