Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Bettis was transported on the William Jardine, departing 10th Aug 1844 and arriving 20th Nov 1844 with 270 passengers.
William Jardine (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 143 (73) |
| 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
William Bettis was 22 years old on arrival and was transported for ‘Stealing a lamb’. William was 5’4 ½” tall, fresh complexion, brown hair, red whiskers, dark brown eyes, several moles on arms, mole on right cheek, 1 mole on left side of mouth, can read and write a little. William was married – wife Ann and 1 child. 6/11/1849: TOL 8/1/1853: CP 23/5/1854: Certificate. 21/11/1853: Permission to marry Sarah Coleman (Aurora 1851). 16/1/1854: They married. Had at least 1 child, also William. C1862: Moved to Lyttelton, NZ then to Auckland in 1864. 1904: William died in NZ aged 87 (NZ BDM) Sarah died in 1899 aged 83, NZ.
england and wales criminal registers 1791-1892, county of essex, page 254. England and Wales Crimes, Prisons & Punishments, 1770-1935, Series: HO13, Source: Correspondence and Warrants, Piece Number:85, Pages 26-27