William Watson

William Watson, one of 160 convicts transported on the Sir Charles Forbes, 01 April 1830

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Watson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1794
Occupation:	-
Date of Death:	5th April, 1838
Age:	44 years

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to Life

Crime:	Stealing
Convicted at:	Devon Assizes
Sentence term:	Life
Ship:	Sir Charles Forbes
Departure date:	1st April, 1830
Arrival date:	27th July, 1830
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 159 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 288. Tasmanian Archives - convicts (pg 15)
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.

Did you find the person you were looking for?

If William Watson was the person you were looking for, you may be able to discover more about them by looking at our resources page.

If you have more hunting to do, try a new search or browse the convict records.

Know more about William Watson?

Contribute to this record

Community Contributions

Carol Axton-Thompson on 18th April, 2013 wrote:

Charged at Plymouth for stealing 100 pounds from a dwelling. Believed to belong to a gang of house breakers. Life Sentence on 10/08/1829. Transported to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania).
Hulk Report: Good
Married - widower.

25/10/1830: Assigned to G.A. Robinson
1836: Assigned to Mr. Scott.

Died at H.M. Hospital 05/04/1839.

Penny-Lyn Beale on 1st April, 2022 wrote:

1839 - Burials in the Parish of St, Davids, Hobart Town.
No; 472
Name; William Watson
Abode; Hobart Town
When buried; 8 April
Age; 45 years
Ship’s Name; Sir Charles Forbes 2nd
Quality or profession. Convict
By Whom Ceremony was preformed; Wm Bedford

Convict Changes History

Carol Axton-Thompson on 18th April, 2013 made the following changes:

source, date of death 5th April, 1838, gender, crime

Penny-Lyn Beale on 1st April, 2022 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1794 (prev. 0000)