William Astbury

Summary

William Astbury, one of 220 convicts transported on the Commodore Hayes, April 1823
Born
Jan 1798
Conviction Counterfeiting coins or notes
Departure Mar 1823
Arrival
Aug 1823
Death
Nov 1839
Personal Information
Name: William Astbury
Aliases:
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1798
Death: 17th Nov 1839
Age: 41 years
Occupation: Toy maker
Crime
Convicted at: Warwick Assizes
Sentence term: 99
Voyage
Departed: 31st Mar 1823
Arrival: 16th Aug 1823
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

Departed: 31st Mar, 1823
Arrived: 16th Aug, 1823
Passengers: 219

Commodore Hayes

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 32
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Contributed by Peter Poulsen on 5th April 2012

Seems he may be the same William Astbury who were sentenced to death and believed to be executed on 25th April 1823 at Warwick. http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/~crimes/009799735 http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/4787497 http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=4477

Contributed by Penny-Lyn Beale on 26th May 2021

New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Year; 1835 No; 168 Name; William Astbury Ship; Comm. Hayes Assigned; Edward Archer Esq. Noted against name; DIED; 17 Nov 1839 ---------------------

Contributed by Penny-Lyn Beale on 22nd July 2021

Alphabetical Registers of Male Convicts. (CON23) No; 168 Name; William Astbury Height; 5 Ft 6 in Hair; Brown Eyes; Brown Age; 24 years [1798] Trade; Farm Lab Trial; Warwick - 3 March 1822 - Life Ship; Commodore Hayes - 1823 Native Place; Blockley Remarks; DROWNED in the Lake River - 1839

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Revisions

ContributorDateChanges
Penny-Lyn Beale
27th Mar 2023date of birth: 1798 (prev. 0000)
Anonymous
12th May 2011none
Penny-Lyn Beale
12th May 2011date of death: 17th November, 1839 (prev. 0000), gender: m