William Ryan was sentenced to fourteen years transportation for insurrection. He arrived in Sydney in 1816 aboard the Surrey. His trade was given as blacksmith, and his height as 5 ft 9¼ ins. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1824. There is no evidence that he married Mary Seymour as her husband was still alive when they began cohabiting.
'Ryan, William (1793–1884)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/ryan-william-26282/text34175, accessed 30 June 2022.
24 June,
1884
(aged ~ 91)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Crime: insurrection
Sentence: 14 years