William McKenzie was sentenced to ten years transportation to Tasmania in 1844 for horse stealing. His conduct record states that he could read and write, was 5 feet 11 inches (180.3 cms) tall, with a swarthy complexion, large head, very long chin, dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He applied for a conditional pardon in 1851 but it was refused. He married Lucy Ryan in New South Wales in 1853.
'McKenzie, William (1817–1865)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mckenzie-william-27502/text34901, accessed 6 November 2024.
1817
Pitt Town, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
19 June,
1865
(aged ~ 48)
Warialda,
New South Wales,
Australia
Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.