Alexander Pearce (1790 – 19 July 1824) was an Irish convict who was transported to the penal colony in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), Australia for seven years for theft. He escaped from prison several times, allegedly becoming a cannibal during two of the escapes.

Alexander Pearce (c.1790-1824), a farm labourer, was found guilty at the 1819 Lent Session at Armagh, Ireland, of stealing six pairs of shoes. Sentenced to 7 years transportation he arrived at Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), aboard the Castle Forbes in January 1820.

Alexander Pearce (1790 - 1824) (also known as Pierce, see reference cited Mark Jefferies) was a convict and bushranger who escaped from the Macquarie Harbour Penal Settlement and is best known for cannabalising his fellow escapees while travelling through the Tasmanian Wilderness.

2023年10月19日 · In 1819, Alexander Pearce, an Irishman born in 1790, was sent to Australia for stealing six pairs of shoes. He was sentenced to serve seven years on Van Diemen’s Land, now known as Tasmania.

2019年5月5日 · When 29-year-old Irishman Alexander Pearce landed in Van Diemen’s Land in 1819 to begin a seven-year sentence for stealing six pairs of shoes, he quickly hatched a plan to escape.

When 29-year-old Irishman Alexander Pearce landed in Van Diemen's Land in 1819 to begin a seven-year sentence for stealing six pairs of shoes, he quickly hatched a plan to escape.

2021年3月21日 · One by one they devoured themselves, and after four months, only one of the convicts made it to the settlement area of the island. His name was Alexander Pearce.

The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce: Directed by Michael James Rowland. With Adrian Dunbar, Ciarán McMenamin, Dan Wyllie, Don Hany. Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth.

2024年7月19日 · Two hundred years ago today, a crowd of convicts were forced to watch as the so-called cannibal convict Alexander Pearce was hanged in the Hobart Town Gaol. Before his body was taken for dissection, convict artist Thomas Bock was ushered into the …

2017年8月18日 · Alexander Pearce was an Irish convict who was transported to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania, Australia) in 1819 for theft. He escaped from prison twice, and during one of these escapes, he allegedly became a cannibal, murdering his companions one by one.