William Denman (1821 - 1907)

Born 1821 in North Curry, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1907 at about age 86 in Port Albert, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William was born around 1819 (original parish register shows him baptised North Curry on 7 Sep 1823 aged 4).

William was convicted of stealing a gun & a shot belt. His father William submits an unsuccessful petition for clemency (HO18/104/4 - UK National Archives - I have a digital copy). William left Plymouth on 28 Apr 1843 aboard the newly launched Cressy, a wooden hulled convict hulk/prison ship. The ship arrived in Hobart, Tasmania, 4 months later, on 20 August 1843.

William died in 1907 at Port Albert, Victoria. He was 86 years old. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ [Family name: DENMAN Given name(s): Wm Event: deaths Place of death: Pt Albert Age at Death: 86 Reg. year: 1907 Reg. number: 13666/1907 Birth Deaths and Marriages Victoria  :https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5fa9e1030ae78424125d1f53?q=efamily ]

• Original baptism register - North Curry, Somerset - on Ancestry - names parents as William & Sarah
• Death certificate
• Australian Convict Transportation Registers – Other Fleets & Ships - on Ancestry
• England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 on Ancestry
• HO18/104/4 - UK National Archives - petition for clemency
• Parents & siblings are named in convict indent:

1st page [1] 2nd page [2] Life history on Founders & Survivors website, which links to a variety of original images & sources: [3]

Research Notes

Likely wife of William Ellen/Ella.——

Est birth 1816

Family name: DENMAN Given name(s): Ellen Event: deaths Place of death: Pt Albert Age at Death: 94 Reg. year: 1910 Reg. number: 6701/1910

Arrival of William and Ellen———

DENMAN, WILLIAM Ship: EARL OF CHARLEMONT; Arrival Year: 1853; Arrival Month: JUN; Age: 29; Gender: M; Origin: ENG; Master: GARDNER WILLIAM; Origin port code: B; Fiche number: 41; Page of list: 9 DATE: 1853 SERIES: Unassisted Inward Passengers index https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=William%20Denman

DENMAN, EMMA Ship: EARL OF CHARLEMONT; Arrival Year: 1853; Arrival Month: JUN; Age: 23; Gender: F; Origin: ENG; Master: GARDNER WILLIAM; Origin port code: B; Fiche number: 41; Page of list: 9 DATE: 1853 SERIES: Unassisted Inward Passengers index https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?keywords=William%20Denman

Dates don’t quite add so I haven’t add them to profile, but often dates are out a bit, so worth considering.

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