BASFORD William
| Name | William BASFORD |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | Approx. mid 1790s |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/Baptism | Bapt. 3 May 1796, Shropshire, England, with four siblings. |
| Parents | Daniel (clockmaker) and Jane Basford |
| Apprenticeship | Most likely with his father, Daniel Basford |
| Skills | Clockmaker, Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | 12 December 1816, Shropshire, to Rebecca Rowe |
| Trial | 15 October 1822, Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Sentence | Seven years transportation for stealing a watch |
| Arrival | October 1823, Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) on the convict ship, Albion |
| Police Number | 652 |
| Convict Assignment | |
| Ticket of Leave | July 1828, Campbell Town |
| Conditional Pardon | January 1830 |
| Other | Wife and three children in England.
6 January 1830: Free Certificate |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| Brian Loomes, Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Complete 21st Century Edition, 2006, p48 [Daniel Basford]. TAHO: CON31/1/1, CON23/1/1, CON13/1/2, RGD35/1/50 no442 Death 1881. Web: FindMyPast: England Births & Baptisms, Shropshire Archives 1796. Ancestry: Select Marriages 1816. Hobart Town Courier 26 July 1828; The Hobart Town Gazette 9 January 1830; The Tasmanian 22 November 1833. |
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