Convict Register Details
Midwest WA Heritage Convict Register Details
Convict Registry ID:1274
| SURNAME | MILLER |
|---|---|
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| OTHER NAME | |
| CONVICT NO | 7489 |
| BIRTH/DEATH | 1832 – 10.08.1867 Convict Hiring Depot Geraldton |
| BRITISH DATA | unmarr, small chain maker, illit, Prot; NOK brother James, 21 Butcher Bank, Newcastle on Tyne; character while in prison - very good |
| PRE CONVICTION | 6 times summarily convicted |
| CONVICTION | Newcastle upon Tyne 25.12.1862 burglary, prev conv, 6yrs |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | 5ft 3ins, brown hair, black eyes, oval visage, sallow complexion, middling stout, J L left arm, slightly pock-pitted |
| ARRIVAL | Fremantle – Lord Dalhousie 28.12.1863 from Portland Prison |
| CERTIFICATES | TL15.11.1864, CP13.09.1866 Champion Bay |
| LOCATION/ EMPLOYMENT | 31.12.1863 CE signed for his personal possessions - hymn book, 6 penny stamps, thread, 2 razors and case, shaving brush, needle case with needles, kerchief, photograph & bag, 16.12.1864 items sent to Bunbury; 01.05.1865 - 30.06.1866 Victoria District, lab, shepherd, miner; ᴽ31.12.1865 Victoria District, worked J. Pemberthy; ¹May 1866 Champion Bay, requests his CP; alias Robert RICHARDSON |
| FAMILY | |
| WA CONVICTIONS | 06 Jun 1866 Geraldton, drunk & out after hours, fined 20/- *May 1888 (p92) Geraldton, keeping an unregistered dog, fined 20/- & costs |
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| COMMENTS | |
| REFERENCES | SROWA – Convict Register Acc 1156 R21B, R27, R29; ¹Register of Correspondence Acc 1156 C49/7000; Prisoner Property Book Acc 1156 V14; ᴽTicket of Leave Register Geraldton Courthouse Acc 1914 p34; *WA Police Gazette; Register of Deaths Geraldton Courthouse |
| STORY | No story has been recorded. Please send us one if you have it. |
| Photograph | Signature or Mark |
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