William Reynolds

William Reynolds, one of 310 convicts transported on the Mangles, 18 March 1837

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Reynolds
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1812
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Date of Death:	1887
Age:	75 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Somerset Quarter Session
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Mangles
Departure date:	18th March, 1837
Arrival date:	10th July, 1837
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 308 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/11, Page Number 20
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

Diane Webb on 18th July, 2020 wrote:

Reconvicted to another 14 years in Bathurst NSW and transported to Van Diemen’s Land on the “Sir John Byng” in 1843. Convicted of stealing wheat and sent to Port Arthur in 1862 for 4 years. Died in the New Norfolk Asylum.

Convict Changes History

Ann Marie Gould on 6th April, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), gender: m, crime

Diane Webb on 18th July, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1812 (prev. 1815), date of death: 1887 (prev. 0000), occupation