WILLIAM+BUCKLEY

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William Buckley  By Daniel and Terry

Family, Heritage and Childhood (Early life) -Daniel -Buckley was born in Marton, Cheshire, England on 1776. -William’s mother was Eliza Buckley, he had two sisters and one brother. -Buckley’s grandfather brought him up in Macclesfield at the age of 6. -William could’ve become a bricklayer but he went into the King’s Foot Regiment and soon up to the King’s Own Regiment to fight for his country -On 1779 Buckley and his Regiment went to fight in the Netherlands against Napoleon -Back at London William was convicted for having in possesion a stolen cloth -The sentence was 14 years in NSW

Transportation and Escape -Daniel -William was transported to NSW in 1803 on the HMS Calcutta, it was sent to settle in Sorrento. -The drought and poor soil was bad and they abandoned the site, when they were going to move to tasmainia Buckley took action. -On 27 December 1803 a few convicts and Buckley escaped on a boat from the HMS Calcutta. -Him and his party reached the bay and headed north hoping to reach Sydney 1000km away.
 * This is where his life changes and begins a new life...**


 * From here his life gets a lot more interesting**

What he did for a living -Terry He was accepted from two indigenous women and decided he could stay there as he had a spear in his hand making him one of them. But he actually got the spear from a man’s burial ground. He lived with them for 32 years and became a respected member of their community and was treated fairly. This man was also known as “The Wild White Man” and was 6”4 in height, a giant to be referred as. During those 32 years Buckley decided to learn the language of the Aborigines and had great respect. Also was an expert with Aboriginal weapons but was not allowed to complete in tribal war.