RESEARCHED BY PETER KILLACKEY CONVICT - WILLIAM DOUGLAS FIRST FLEET TRANSPORTEE b. 1763 - d. 1838 William was tried at Lincoln in Lincolnshire on the 9th of July 1785, for stealing a silver watch of unknown value. William was sentenced to transportation for 7 years. He left England with the first fleet on board the Alexander. The watch was stolen from the victim’s pocket. William's occupation was not recorded. On 18 December 1790 he was ordered to work in a gang, following an assault on two seamen from Supply. Married Mary Groves on 1st June 1788. William's Signature