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A New South Wales Ticket-of-Leave William Petts, who had been…
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15-Jul-2018
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A New South Wales Ticket-of-Leave William Petts, who had been found guilty of housebreaking and was sentenced to seven years transportation, arrived in New South Wales in August 1838 aboard 'Lord Lyndoch' is granted a Ticket-of-Leave in December 1842. He is permitted 'to employ himself in any lawful occupation within the District of Camden' and that is 'Altered for Yass' a few weeks later. Petts was only 25 at the time he arrived in the colony, living until 1886 and the age of 71. He married twice and had 5 children.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents