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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Preece was transported on the Coromandel, departing 27th Oct 1819 and arriving 5th Apr 1820 with 299 passengers.
Coromandel (generic)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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
1819 - Trial; Salop Assises - 4 August 1819 - 7 years Note against name; EXECUTED Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 107 Name; William Preece Ship; Coromandel - 1820 Height; 5 Ft 4 1/2 in Hair; Brown Eyes; Grey Age; 20 [1800] Trade; Farm Labourer Trial; Threwsbury - Aug 1819 - 7 years Native Place; Shropshire 1826 - Burials in the Parish of Hobart Town in the County of Buckingham in the Year 1826 No; 11 Name; William Preece When buried; 1826, 6 January Age; No details Ship’s Name; No details Quality or profession. EXECUTED; for Bush-ranging & Robbery By Whom Ceremony was preformed; W Bedford
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.