William Chapman was sentenced to life imprisonment for stealing a sheep. He arrived in New South Wales aboard the Fortune in 1806. By 1811 he was living in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).
'Chapman, William (1792–1852)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/chapman-william-27735/text35415, accessed 27 March 2023.
29 January,
1852
(aged ~ 60)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia