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Transportation
William Ayres was transported on the Ramillies, departing 25th Apr 1854 and arriving 7th Aug 1854 with 280 passengers.
757 ton barque ship Ramillies was built at Sunderland in 1845. There only appears to be one voyage to Australia with convict passengers. She carried the thirteenth of 37 shipments of male convicts for Western Australia. The 1854 voyage took 79 days and the Ramillies arrived in Fremantle on August 7, with 94 passengers and 277 convicts (1 death recorded on voyage). (The passengers comprised 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.)
Ramillies (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/18, Page Number 65 (34) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Conditional pardon 10th May 1856. He was shipped from Fremantle to Melbourne by the Swallow. He had eleven children with Harriett Ward and then married her 27th September 1887. He was my great great grandmother’s brother.
William Ayres had already spent 7 years in prison, or on the Hulks, choosing to be transported gave him the opportunity to be 'free' with a TOL virtually on arrival and a Conditional Pardon soon after. William Ayres was 28 years old on arrival in WA. William was single, 5'2" tall, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion, grey eyes, middling stout, pockpitted. Occupation: teamsman. 29/8/1854: TOL 10/5/1856: CP 10/5/1857: To South Australia per Swallow.