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This convicts name was actually William Henry Sangar. Baptised Bristol 12 March 1824. Mother Mary Sangar, father Benjamin Sangar. In c.1838 he became a clerk with Wilts & Dorset Bank, then with East of England Bank, c.1841-2. In 1843 he robbed Kings Lynn branch of the Bank. Convicted of Larceny at Kings Lynn Quarter Sessions, 17 July 1843, with 14 years Transportation, then faced a further related charge of Forgery at Norfolk Assizes, Aug 1843, where his sentence was increased to Transportation for Life. After assessment in Millbank until March 1844 he was to transported on convict ship Blundell to Norfolk Island where the ship arrived in July 1844. After a prolonged campaign by sympathisers, he received a Conditional Pardon on 27 August 1847. I have verifiable references to his being in Hobart and then Sydney up to c.1851, but I have lost trace of him after that. In England it was reported that he planned to go to France, but I have no evidence to show that he did. My biography of William Sangar to c.1851 and his family until c.1890s is progressing well towards completion, but I would welcome any information or research suggestions to find out what happened to William Sangar after c.1851. Note that the Sangar, Sangers, Sanger spelling confusion is widespread in official documents and the press.
Submitted by Researcher (Roger Ryan) on 16 August 2017
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/14, p.27
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