Daniel Connor was an Irish convict transported to the colony in Western Australia, who would go on to become one of the wealthiest, and most successful men in the region.
Robert Thomas Palin was a convict transported to Western Australia. His execution in 1861 was the only time in the convict era of Western Australia that Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 was used to secure the capital punishment of a convict for a crime not normally punishable by death.
James John Henry Hislop was a convict transported to Western Australia. After the expiry of his sentence, he became the first ex-convict in Western Australia to be appointed a teacher.
William Henry Perrin (1831–1903) was a convict transported to colonial Western Australia, who later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
James White Humphrey (1832–1898) was a convict transported to Western Australia, and later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
William Frederick Jones was a convict transported to Western Australia, and later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
Robert Mewburn was a convict transported to colonial Western Australia, who later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
James Henry Lloyd was a convict transported to Western Australia, who later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
James Hasleby, was an English convict transported to colonial Western Australia. He was one of only 37 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become school teachers, and one of only four convicts to be elected a member of a local Education Board. Notwithstanding his previous conviction at the Old Bailey, in 1893 he was appointed Clerk of the Local Court at Northampton.
Theodore Richards was a convict transported to Western Australia, who later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
John Vernon Warren was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only 39 such convicts from the 9721 convicts transported to the colony to overcome the social stigma of convictism to become schoolteachers.
Frederick Carter was a convict transported to Western Australia, later to become one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
John Murgatroyd Hubbard was a convict transported to Western Australia, and later became one of the colony's ex-convict school teachers.
Joseph Walton was a convict transported to Western Australia. The son of a watchmaker, Walton was born in British North America, but it was in England on 19 July 1851 that he was convicted of burglary and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude. Walton was transported to Western Australia on Dudbrook, arriving in February 1853. After obtaining his ticket of leave, he worked as a carpenter. He received his conditional pardon in July 1856, and the following month he married Fanny Kenney. Over the next few years he worked in the Avon and Greenough districts; his wife did not accompany him and the fact that he was married was not known. Walton took up land at Greenough, and built a hotel there. Later he won a number of contracts to build government buildings, including a one-room school, a police station and a courthouse.
Herman Joseph Moll was a convict transported to Western Australia. He was one of only four such convicts to be elected to the prestigious and respected position of member of a local Education Board.
William Chopin was a convict transported to Western Australia. After gaining his Ticket of leave he worked as a chemist and later as a provider illicit abortions.
Joseph Strelley Harris (1811–1889) was a pastoralist in Western Australia. Between 1840 and 1888, he was a resident magistrate, serving in the towns of Williams, Toodyay, Busselton and Kojonup.
Michael Clarkson was one of the early settlers in colonial Western Australia and in particular the Avon region.
John Acton Wroth (1830–1876) was a convict transportee to the Swan River Colony, and later a clerk and storekeeper in Toodyay, Western Australia. He kept a personal diary that recorded life on board the transport ship and his experiences at the country hiring depots of York and Toodyay. This diary is lodged in the archives of the State Library.
Aimable Ciril Duperouzel was a French-born convict transported to Western Australia and a notable settler of the town of York. He was colloquially known in York as John, the Frenchman.
