William Roberts was sentenced to seven years transportation for stealing five and a half pounds of yarn. He arrived in Sydney aboard the Scarborough in 1788 with the First Fleet. He married Keiza Browne in 1793.
'Roberts, William (1757–1820)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/roberts-william-27348/text34807, accessed 20 September 2024.
28 August,
1757
Bodmin,
Cornwall,
England
14 February,
1820
(aged 62)
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
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