Today’s post concerns my 4th Great Grandfather William Bell. Other posts concerning him can be found here , here and here . Convicts Index 1791 to 1873 BELL William America 1829 43/0216 7 Feb 1843 Certificate of Freedom [4/4380; Reel 1013] TL 39/38 Source: Convict Index 1791-1873. NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved from https://www.records.nsw.gov.au Certificate of Freedom for William Bell No. 43/216 Date, 7 February 1843 Prisoner’s No. 29/1474 Name: William Bell Ship: America Master: Donal Year: 1829 Native Place: Bury, Lancashire Trade or Calling: Laborer Offence: Burglary Place of Trial: Chester Date of Trial: 28 August 1828 Sentence: 14 years Year of Birth: 1815 Height: 5 feet 6 1/4 inches Complexion: Sallow Hair: Brown Eyes: Darkhazel General Remarks: Scar under the right eyebrow Another on chin Scar inside right thumb Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales,...
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