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Wilson Johnson Appleyard (1797–?)

Wilson Appleyard arrived as a convict from India at Sydney aboard the Sea Flower in 1820. He was sentenced to seven years transportation.

He was sent to Newcastle penal settlement in 1820 and to Port Macquarie in 1823. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1827.

He was one of the crew who set off on the Princess Royal from Hobart on 1 Feb 1833.

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'Appleyard, Wilson Johnson (1797–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/appleyard-wilson-johnson-25191/text33657, accessed 7 November 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Appleyard, William
Birth

1797
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

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Convict Record

Crime: unknown
Sentence: 7 years