Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Prior was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.
The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.
Guildford (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 45(24) The Illawarra Family History Group, 1988, Illawarra Pioneers Pre 1900, Weston and Co.Tongarra Heritage Society Inc |
| 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 |
Claims
"Direct ancestor of daughter-in-law"
Photos
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Convict Notes
Link to his wife, Hannah Cooke: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/cooke/hannah/100916
At Cambridge, Richard Beavis and William Prior, the former for a burglary at Stapleford, and the latter for stealing from a dwelling house at Granchester, were both capitally convicted, and received sentence of death, but were reprieved. Oxford Journal, 6 April 1811. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. PRIOR, William. Per "Guildford", 1812; of district of Airds. 1823 Sep 3 Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3235; 4/1870 p.50) ---------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index William Prior, age 47, T.L. Guildford 1812, Life, protestant, Tenant at Illawarra district. Holds 240 acres, of which 20 are cleared and cultivated. Hannah Prior, age 32, Wanstead, 1813, Life, protestant, and children, all born in colony, Hannah 14; James,12; William, 11; Benjamin, 9; Betsey, 7; Rachael, 5; Mary, 3; and Matilda. -------------------------------------------------- Convict Index 1791-1873. William Prior, Guildford, 1812, Ticket of Leave, 30/453. District, Illawarra; Born, Cambridgeshire; Trade, labourer; Tried, Cambridge Ass. William Prior, Guildford, 1812, Conditional Pardon, 21 Nov 1835. No 552. ------------------------------------------------------ DEATHS. At his residence, Avondale, Illawarra, on the 23rd February, after a short illness, aged 77, Mr. William Prior, an old colonist of 44 years. His many good qualities secured for him a large circle of friends (who attended his funeral) and, who, together with his widow, lamented their loss. The People’s Advocate, 10 Mar 1855. -------------------------------------------------- DEATH. At Avondale on the 14th instant, at the residence of the deceased’s son, Mr Benjamin Prior, Hannah Prior, aged 72 years, and relict of Mr William Prior. "Friends will please to accept this intimation." Illawarra Mercury, 21 Feb 1865.