William Wyre

William Wyre, one of 260 convicts transported on the Henry Porcher, 29 August 1834

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Wyre
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1815
Occupation:	Unknown
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 61 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing fowls
Convicted at:	Worcester Quarter Session
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Henry Porcher
Departure date:	29th August, 1834
Arrival date:	1st January, 1835
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 260 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 430
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

D Wong on 28th January, 2017 wrote:

10/4/1834 Worcester Journal Worcestershire, England:
WORCESTERSHIRE EASIER SESSIONS
William Wyre, 18, convicted of stealing five geese, the property of R. A. Eaton, of Hales Owen.

Permission to marry: WYRE, William - (Henry Porcher), Age: 23; Sentence: 7 years; Condition: Bond to HURLEY, Ann (James Pattison) Age: 22; Condition: Free.

1836: Married Ann Hurley (James Pattison) [[I think Ann Hurley was not a convict - the James Pattison 1830 and 1837 only carried male convicts - she may have been a free settler??]] at St Phillips, Sydney. NSW BDM lists him as William Wyer.

7/4/1841: COF

Convict Changes History

D Wong on 28th January, 2017 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1815 (prev. 0000), gender: m, occupation, crime