Edward Taylor

Edward Taylor, one of 306 convicts transported on the Corona, 13 October 1866

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Edward Taylor
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1836
Occupation:	Brewer
Date of Death:	30th January, 1924
Age:	88 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 60 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 8 years

Crime:	Pickpocket
Convicted at:	Warwickshire, Birmingham General Quarter Sessions
Sentence term:	8 years
Ship:	Corona
Departure date:	13th October, 1866
Arrival date:	22nd December, 1866
Place of arrival	Western Australia
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 305 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 189 (97) http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/conwad40.htm http://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/history/convict-database/
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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D Wong on 1st July, 2018 wrote:

Edward Taylor was listed as 30 years old on arrival in WA.

Edward was single, 5’3½” tall, black hair, hazel eyes, sallow complexion, middling stout, literate.

26/8/1869: TOL

Comments: Conditioal Release 1871. Wood cutter, general servant, labourer.

19/4/1873: COF

13/10/1874: Married Emma Hutchings at Toodyay, WA. They had 13 children.

30/1/1924: Edward Taylor died at Midland, WA.

Emma Hutchings died 25/1/1937 at Perth, WA.

Convict Changes History

JOHN TAYLOR on 1st July, 2018 made the following changes:

date of death: 30th January, 1924 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime

D Wong on 1st July, 2018 made the following changes:

source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 189 (97) http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/convicts/conwad40.htm http://fremantleprison.com.au/history-heritage/history/convict-database/ (prev. A