William Ryan

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Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Ryan
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1775
Occupation:	Farmer
Date of Death:	14th August, 1840
Age:	65 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Manslaughter
Convicted at:	Tipperary Ireland
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Waterloo
Departure date:	21st May, 1836
Arrival date:	6th September, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales [Port Phillip]
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 218 other convicts

References

Primary source:	State Archives NSW; Convict Indents, Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X638]; Microfiche: 718 and Convict Death Register.
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Community Contributions

Iris Dunne on 7th October, 2017 wrote:

Aged 61 on arrival, can read and write, Roman Catholic, Married with 4 sons and 1 daughter (son Barnaby Ryan, aged 34, on same ship)
Native Place: County Tipperary
Tried 17 March 1836
No former convictions
Lost all the front upper teeth, scar palm of right hand, whereby the little finger is contracted.
Death 11 (or 14th) Aug 1840 Port Macquarie Hospital
NSW BDM V18401214 24A Port Macquarie

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 7th October, 2017 made the following changes:

convicted at, term: 99 years, voyage, source: State Archives NSW; Convict Indents, Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X638]; Microfiche: 718 and Convict Death Register. (prev. ), firstname: William, surname: Ryan, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of bi