William Sutton

William Sutton, one of 152 convicts transported on the Grenada, May 1819

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Sutton
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1794
Occupation:	Labourer
Date of Death:	23rd January, 1847
Age:	53 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Uttering forged notes
Convicted at:	Middlesex Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Grenada
Departure date:	May, 1819
Arrival date:	21st October, 1819
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 151 other convicts

References

Primary source:	State Archives NSW (Butts of COF, NRS 12210)Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 158
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

Iris Dunne on 17th May, 2020 wrote:

Transportation Registers HO11/3: Died at Hobart Town on 23 Jan. 1847

1828 Census, Grenada ship, Residence Morton Bay

Certificate of Freedom No. 32/1059 dated 3 Dec. 1832, aged 38, Year of Birth 1794, Trade laborer, Offence Uttering forged notes, Transported to Morton Bay for 3 years for stealing a bank cheque

Convict Changes History

Iris Dunne on 17th May, 2020 made the following changes:

source: State Archives NSW (Butts of COF, NRS 12210)Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 158 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number