William Presnell was sentenced to life imprisonment for stealing horned cattle. He arrived in Sydney in 1798 aboard the Barwell. In 1800 he was sent to Norfolk Island where he began a relationship with Ann Fowler. They moved to Tasmania in 1808. He was granted a conditional pardon on 25 May 1816. By 1819, Presnell owned 80 acres of land, 10 under wheat and the remaining pasture. He had 5 horses, 34 cattle, 600 sheep and 200 grain in hand. He was still farming in 1929.
'Presnell, William (1764–1839)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/presnell-william-29752/text36829, accessed 1 September 2024.
1764
Chelmsford,
Essex,
England
14 June,
1839
(aged ~ 75)
Hobart,
Tasmania,
Australia
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