GIBSON
Personal Details
Name: GIBSON, William
Alias:
Convict Number(s): 1281
Year of Birth: 1824
Date of Death: 05/05/1915
Place of Death: South Bunbury, WA.
Cause of Death: Natural Causes.
Arrival Details
Ship Arrived on: William Jardine
Ship Arrival Year: 1852
Tickets and Pardons
Ticket of Leave
Date: 17/10/1853
Location:
Conditional Pardon
Date: 17/09/1859
Location:
Certificate of Freedom
Date:
Location:
British Details
Relationship Status: Married
Number of Children: 2
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Literacy: Illiterate
Religion: Protestant
Place of Conviction: Norwich, England.
Details of Crime: Break & Enter , stealing spoons, forks, candlesticks, Communion Service, etc..
Sentenced to 10 years Transportation.
Western Australia Work Details
Western Australia Work Locations: Bunbury, Donnybrook.
Employment Types: Farm Labourer, Market Gardener, Farmer, Land Owner.
Western Australian Re-Convictions
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Details of Crime
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Additional Information
In 1859 applied for wife Ann nee HARRISON and Child to follow him to Australia as assisted migrants. Subsequently married Amelia NEEDS at St Marks Church, Picton on 8 October, 1861. Operated as a Yeoman Framer at " Crandon ", before working as a Tenant Farmer for Hyman LIPSCHITZ at " Preston Farm " in 1862. Bought several small parcels of land incl. 40 Acres in the Wellington District ( Owned approx. 100 Acres ).. ( Refer WABI Cards ).
Sincere thanks to Lisa DEVLYN for advising details of this Convict.
Special thanks to Megan LAWLESS from Memories of Bunbury Facebook for supplying a copy of " GIBSON, William, 1824-1915, Arrival in Australia by Mavis LITTLEFAIR ', which has allowed me to present a mini Biography about the ex-Convict on this website.
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