William Turner

William Turner, one of 150 convicts transported on the Sesostris, 23 November 1825

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Turner
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1805
Occupation:	Shoemaker
Date of Death:	10th June, 1829
Age:	24 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 54 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Street robbery
Convicted at:	London Gaol Delivery
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Sesostris
Departure date:	23rd November, 1825
Arrival date:	21st March, 1826
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 150 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 308
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

Penny-Lyn Beale on 25th June, 2020 wrote:

William Turner.

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842
Age 20. Date of conviction: 19 May 1825
Place of Conviction: London. Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Reads & Writes. Protestant. Single
Native Place; London.
Trade or Calling: Shoemaker
Offence: Street Robbery.
5 Ft.
Ruddy Complexion, Dark Brown Hair and Hazel eyes.
Remarks: Subject to Epilepsy

D Wong on 26th November, 2020 wrote:

10/6/1829: Convict Death Register - William Turner died, aged 30 at Castlereagh, NSW.

Convict Changes History

Penny-Lyn Beale on 25th June, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1805 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime

D Wong on 26th November, 2020 made the following changes:

date of death: 10th June, 1829 (prev. 0000)