William Sharp

William Sharp, one of 149 convicts transported on the Lord Melville, July 1818

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Sharp
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1798
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	1829
Age:	31 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Felony
Convicted at:	Kent Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Lord Melville
Departure date:	July, 1818
Arrival date:	17th December, 1818
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 149 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 53 (28)
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

Penny-Lyn Beale on 8th March, 2022 wrote:

1829 - Burials in the Parish of St John Launceston in the County of Cornwall, Port Dalrymple in the Year; 1829
No; 213
Name; William Sharpe ** Spelling as per Register
Abode; Died in Hospital.
When buried; 1829, 8 July 1829
Age; 31 years
Ship’s Name; Lord Melville
Quality or profession. Labourer .

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 8th March, 2022 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000), date of death: 1829 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime