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Wilkes, William Charles (1816–1873)

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Cordwainer, James Arrowsmith
Birth

1816
Surrey, England

Death

13 May, 1873 (aged ~ 57)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

softening of brain

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Passenger Ship
Occupation
Convict Record

Crime: theft
Sentence: life
Court: Old Bailey, London
Trial Date: 1833

Pre-transportation

Occupation: clerk

Post-transportation

Children: Yes (5)