Name: | William Watson |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
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
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 |
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. |
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
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)
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