William Roe

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Apr 1813
Arrival
Oct 1813
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Roe
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Rowe

Crime

Convicted at: Stafford Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Apr 1813
Arrival: 9th Oct 1813
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Roe was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.

Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.

Earl SpencerEarl Spencer (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 100
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 11th September 2025

Colonial Secretary Index List of Prisoners to be sent to Newcastle by the Lady Nelson, June 19th, 1817. Earl Spencer, Wm. Rowe, Convict, convicted by Mr Wentworth, 29, May 1817, 3 years.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 11th September 2025

Stafford Assizes Concluded. The following prisoners were found guilty and condemned, but afterwards reprieved: … W. Roe, for house-breaking at Lichfield; ... Aris’s Birmingham Gazette, 17 Aug 1812.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 11th September 2025

List of Prisoners to be sent to Newcastle by the Lady Nelson, June 19th, 1817. Earl Spencer, Wm. Rowe, Convict, convicted by Mr Wentworth, 29, May 1817, 3 years.

Maureen Withey avatar
342
on 26th August 2020

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Rowe, alias Roe, age 34, per Earl Spencer (1813), Tried 1812 at Stafford Assizes England, life, DOB, 1779, native place, Dublin, Thread maker. Description, 6ft 0¼ ins, sallow complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. -------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretary Index. ROWE, William. Per "Earl Spencer", 1813. 1817 Jun 10 - On list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per "Lady Nelson" (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.177)