William Stafford

William Stafford, one of 270 convicts transported on the Strathfieldsaye, 11 February 1836

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Stafford
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	-
Convicted at:	Glasgow Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Strathfieldsaye
Departure date:	11th February, 1836
Arrival date:	15th June, 1836
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 270 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/10, Page Number 243 (124)
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

Dennis Nightingale on 30th May, 2015 wrote:

133777 Stafford William - Strathfieldsaye 1836. 1837 Patrick Plains GRC
Age 18. Assigned to John Larnach.

119539 Stafford William - Strathfieldsaye 1836.
1839 18 September Patrick Plains GG.
Cabin boy aged 21 from Falkirk. 5’ 7 1/2”; ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, dark grey eyes, lost a lower front tooth, scar (l) side forehead. Absconded from James Larnach 2 September.

119549 Stafford William Strathfieldsaye 1836. 1839 25 September Patrick Plains GG.
Apprehended after absconding from John Larnach.

Convict Changes History

Dennis Nightingale on 30th May, 2015 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1818 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation