William Shaw

William Shaw, one of 199 convicts transported on the Maitland, 26 August 1843

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Shaw
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1818
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Robbery with violence
Convicted at:	Rutland Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Maitland
Departure date:	26th August, 1843
Arrival date:	7th February, 1844
Place of arrival	New South Wales and Norfolk Island
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 199 other convicts

References

Primary source:	England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO 27/70; Page 454). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 402
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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Iris Dunne on 20th June, 2020 wrote:

Criminal Registers: aged 25, Tried March 1843 in Rutland, England, Offence Robbery & wounding, Sentence Death (Transported for Life), Tried with Henry Clarke (on same ship) & John Fitsimmons (not guilty)

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 20th June, 2020 made the following changes:

source: England & Wales Criminal Registers (HO 27/70; Page 454). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 402 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/1