William Silversides

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Summary

Born
Jan 1793
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Jul 1811
Arrival
Jan 1812
Death
Oct 1812
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Personal Information

Name: William Silversides
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1793
Death: 2nd Oct 1812
Age at death: 19
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: York Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Jul 1811
Ship: Guildford
Arrival: 18th Jan 1812
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Silversides was transported on the Guildford, departing 31st Jul 1811 and arriving 18th Jan 1812 with 214 passengers.

The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.

GuildfordGuildford (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 53 (28)
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

C H avatar
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on 13th August 2025

Name: Silversides, William Record Type: Deaths Gender: Male Age: 19 Date of burial: 02 Oct 1812 Registered: Hobart Registration year: 1812 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1175728 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1175728

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 12th October 2022

WILLIAM SILVERSIDES, (aged 17) late of Haxby, labourer, for having feloniously entered the dwelling-house of Nathan Percy, of Claxton, in the daytime, and stolen thereout a quantity of linen cloth, of the value of six shillings and fivepence. Guilty, Death. York Herald, 11 Aug 1810. ------------------------------------------------ List of 80 male convicts (originally sent on Guildford 1812) be embarked per Ruby of Calcutta to Hobart Town, with the indents from Guildford, master Johnson, in 1812. https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-1$init=CON13-1-1P23 William Silversides, York Assizes, 8 Aug 1810, Life.