William Preece

William Preece, one of 300 convicts transported on the Coromandel, 27 October 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Preece
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	-
Occupation:	Farm 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:	-
Convicted at:	Salop Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Coromandel
Departure date:	27th October, 1819
Arrival date:	5th April, 1820
Place of arrival	New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 298 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 256
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

Maureen Withey on 7th January, 2020 wrote:

RUNAWAY NOTICE. POLICE OFFICE, HOBART TOWN,
June 10, 1825.
William Preece (107), 5ft. 4 1/4in. Brown hair, grey eyes, 25 years of age, a farmers’ labourer, tried at Shrewsbury August 1819, sentence 7 years, arrived in this Colony per Coromandel 1820, native place Shropshire, absconded from Prisoners Barracks April 1825.—£2 Reward.

Convict Changes History

Maureen Withey on 7th January, 2020 made the following changes:

gender: m, occupation