Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Hill was transported on the Ganges, departing 31st Jul 1796 and arriving 2nd Jun 1797 with 212 passengers.
Ganges (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 210 |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Father of George Hill - Australian Dictionary of Australia - https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hill-george-3769.
CHELMSFORD, JULY 26... This day John Wilshire, alias Crowner, alias Big Bunch, was executed here pursuant to his sentence at our last assize, for robbing Humphrey Howarth and Mr. Montelein on the King's Highway. Wm. Hill for housebreaking, who was to have suffered with him, was respited on Wednesday. 1828 Census: Hill, William, 61, absolute pardon, Ganges, 1797, life, butcher, Pitt Street Hill, Mary, or Johnson, free by servitude, Britannia, 1798, 7 years Hill, George, 27, born in the colony Hill, Elizabeth, 13, born in the colony Hill, Sophia, 11, born in the colony Hill, Edward, 9, born in the colony Hill, Ann, 7, born in the colony Hill, Charles, 5, born in the colony 23/5/1829: Married at St. James, Sydney, to Mary Johnson (Britannia 1798) the first of 11 children was born in 1800 (Mary Harriet Hill). 1840: William Hill died, aged 73? The NSW BDM lists him as 70: V1840419 24A/1840 HILL WILLIAM AGE 70