Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Richard Devey
and Elizabeth (Bache) Devey
Husband of
Susannah (Phillips) Cunningham
— married
before 1855 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 43
in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Jun 2015
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Biography
A Convict. On 8/3/1841 date of trial, Staffordshire, William, aged 18 - imprisonment for 3 months & whipped 1 day. On 30/12/1844 date of trial, Staffordshire - sentenced to 7 years. Aged 21, Nat Place, Bridgenorth. Left Woolwich 7/6/1845.
Arrived at Maria Island, Tasmania on 16/9/1845 on board "Marion 2" as a convict. Ticket of Leave was given on 21/8/1849 and a Free Certificate was granted on 2/1/1852.
He was a carpenter
Died aged 43 of paralysis
Sources
- https://www.familysearch.org
- Tas convict papers -https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=Devey%2C&qu=William
- Tas death registration #882 -https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=Devey%2C&qu=William&rw=36&isd=true
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Jenny (Marthick) Gray
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jennygray447
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~3.12%
Peter Cox :
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