Question: What escaped convict is the novel STrandloper loosely based on?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] William Buckley (178030 January 1856) was an English convict who was transported to Australia, escaped, was given up for dead, and lived in an Aboriginal community for many years. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] Strandloper is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, published in 1996. It is loosely based on the story of a Cheshire labourer, William Buckley. The historical figures of Edward Stanley and John Batman also appear as characters in the novel. [END]  
Answer: William Buckley
William Buckley