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William Spencer
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William Spencer's Ticket of Leave was cancelled in 1859 for being absent from muster in Ipswich.
Ticket of leave granted for the Ipswich district 1859
References (online)Tickets of Leave cancelled - Moreton Bay Courier 9 Nov 1859Convict RecordsTickets of Leave cancelled - New South Wales Government GazetteNew South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney), Friday 3 June 1859, issue no.102, p.1235New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney), Friday 21 October 1859, issue no.214, p.2316Life Events
Date of Birth1799Place of BirthHampshirePhysical DescriptionDark sallow complexion, brown to grey hair, dark hazel eyes, 5 feet 7 inches high; angular scar left side of forehead, small dark mole right side of neck, two back of lower right arm, scar back of middle finger right hand, small of left leg diseased.
Convicts
Place of ConvictionPortsmouth Court MartialOriginal Sentence TermSeven YearsShipCharles KerrDeparture Date6 June 1837Arrival Date9 October 1837Arrival PlaceNew South WalesColonial or ImperialColonialNotes (retrials, etc)Tried at the Circuit Court in Maitland on the 16th August 1855 for horse stealing, sentenced to five years.
Employment
OccupationGroom
Military Service
Notes on Military ServiceSoldier
Connections
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