William Foster [Convict "Champion" 1827]

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William Foster

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Birthplace: High Cross, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 13, 1847 (49)
Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
Place of Burial: Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Ann Agnus Foster and Mary (Tottenham) Foster, Free Settler "George Hibbert" 1834
Father of Esther Mary Regan; George Washington Foster, Free Settler "George Hibbert" 1834; Sarah (Foster) Bartlett - Aspinall, Free Settler "George Hibbert" 1834; Emma (Foster) Moss - Jeffs, Free Settler "George Hibbert" 1834; Mary Ann (Foster) Deards, Free Settler "George Hibbert" 1834 and 2 others

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About William Foster [Convict "Champion" 1827]

William FOSTER was born c1797 in High Cross, England

William married Mary TOTTENHAM and they had the following children

  • George 1820
  • Sarah 1823
  • Emma 1825
  • Mary Ann 1827

William was convicted of highway robbery and was sentenced to transportation for life. He arrived in Sydney Cove on 17/10/1827 on "Champion". HIs wife and children followed him to Australia, arriving in 1834.

William was sent to Van Diemens Land, arriving on 23/11/1844 on "Governor Phillip"

William died 13/5/1847 in Port Arthur, Tasmania



Do NOT confuse with

  • William FOSTER, convict "Perseus and Coromandel", arrived 1802
  • William FOSTER, convict "Lady Nugent" arrived 1835

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William Foster [Convict "Champion" 1827]'s Timeline

1797
December 24, 1797
Thundridge, Hertfordshire, England
December 1797
High Cross, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1820
August 27, 1820
High Cross, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1823
July 20, 1823
Standon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1825
May 9, 1825
Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom)
1827
April 1827
Standon, Hertfordshire, England
1836
November 5, 1836
Black Creek, New South Wales, Australia
1844
August 7, 1844
1847
May 13, 1847
Age 49
Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia