William Snoxell

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Summary

Born
Jan 1792
Conviction
Sheep-stealing
Departure
Dec 1836
Arrival
May 1837
Death
Feb 1879
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Personal Information

Name: William Snoxell
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1792
Death: 27th Feb 1879
Age at death: 87
Aliases: William Snoxell, William Snoxall

Crime

Convicted at: Bedford Quarter Session
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 20th Dec 1836
Arrival: 8th May 1837
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Snoxell was transported on the Prince George, departing 20th Dec 1836 and arriving 8th May 1837 with 250 passengers.

Prince GeorgePrince George (generic)

References

Primary SourceEngland & Wales Criminal Registers HO27/51, page 10. UK Prison Hulk Registers HO9/4. Family Search FHL Film No. 1042380, Ref. No. -2:34JFH6M. Ancestry. State Records NSW (Pardons: Reel No. 795, Roll No. 1250). Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 419 (212)
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

Claims

"William Snoxall is my 4 x great grandfather. My name is Lucy Hodge - daughter of John Hodge - son of Harry Hodge - son of Mary Custance - daughter of Lucy Humphrey - daughter of Mary Ann Snoxall - daughter of William Snoxall. I am here to claim my Grandfather ✊"

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Convict Notes

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on 29th December 2020

Baptism: 12 August 1792 in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England, Parents: John Snoxall & Alice Criminal Registers: aged 45, cannot read or write, Offence: Felony, Killing a Sheep with intent to steal Bedfordshire Archives & Records, Gaol Register http://apps.bedford.gov.uk/grd/detail.aspx?id=5794 Prison Hulk ship Justitia moored at Woolwich, received 1 Nov. 1836, aged 45, transferred 10 Dec. 1836 to NSW Conditional Pardon No. 51/310 dated 1 Sep. 1851, convicted 18 Oct. 1836 for Sheepstealing, Year of Birth 1792, Trade Labourer

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on 29th December 2020

William Snoxell had a ruddy complexion with freckles. He had Sandy hair and hazel eyes and a distinctive perpendicular scar on his left cheek. On 1st September 1851, William Snoxell was pardoned from his tenur and became a free man.