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- Researcher (Matthew Dilnot)
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Biographies
William Saill was born on 14th Nov 1788 and baptised 27th Nov 1788 at St Sepulchre,London,London. His parents were James and Jane Saill. He had a brother Richard who was born in 1785.
He was recorded as a butcher in his convict records which was a family occupation.
He was married to a woman named Mary, although at the time of writing there is no marriage certificate, although his wife was recorded in a census record. It appears that his wife gave birth to a boy in 1828, Henry William Saill, the year before he was convicted and transported to Australia.
According to convict records he was convicted of stealing (what appears to be the word) "scales" and a “copper pot”. His trial record shows he was tried on the 4th May 1829 and was found guilty of 2 convictions for which he received 7 years each. He was sentenced to 14 years in Australia and transported on the ship Sarah in the Surrey Quarter, one of 200 convicts on board. He arrived in Australia on the 6th December 1829. His convict number was 29/2941
During his time in Australia he was incarcerated at Newcastle prison.
He was recorded at the time of entrance as prisoner number 545, 5ft 41/2", stout, light brown to grey hair with blue eyes. It is said that those who were incarcerated in gaol for some or all their sentence rather than employed on the land were disobedient or had committed more serious offences. The gaol records report that he was transported in 1828 which is likely to have been a mistake.
When released on the 5th June 1843 he was recorded as having a ruddy complexion, 5ft 3" and brown to grey hair and grey eyes.
He was buried as William Saills on the 18th of June 1845 at Glebe Cemetery, Maitland, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia. There is no religion recorded nor relatives. There was likely no gravestone and was probably recorded just as a cemetery record.
A coroner’s inquest report was noted on the 20th June 1845 which the cause of death as "apoplexy of .... intent" - indicating some form of concussion/brain injury.
His son Henry was married in Surrey, England in 1848 to an Elizabeth Elliott where it is noted on the marriage certificate that his father was deceased.
Submitted by Researcher (Matthew Dilnot) on 6 April 2019
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/7, p.188
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