Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Transportation
William Braggett was transported on the Susan, departing 7th Mar 1834 and arriving 8th Jul 1834 with 302 passengers.
Susan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 305 (154) |
| 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 |
Claims
"William is my 3x great-grandfather"
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Convict Notes
William Braggett was convicted at Lancaster, Liverpool Quarter Session for stealing a piece of lead the size of something that goes on a fishing line in the industrial city of Liverpool at the age of 13. He was sentenced to seven years penal servitude and spent 3 years on a prison hulk while waiting to be transported. At the time of his conviction he was a rope makers boy. In 1834, William was transferred from the prison hulk and put onboard the Susan. The Susan set sail for Australia on 7th March 1834 and arrived 8th July 1834. When William stepped off the boat onto Australian shores he was 16 years old. Once in the colony he was processed through Hyde Park Barracks and assigned to William Ogilvie at his property 'Merton' in the Upper Hunter Region of NSW. Convict indents report he was 5'10 tall, sallow complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes, nose rather pugged, scar outer corner of left eyebrow, four small scars on forehead, small scar left cheek, scar knuckle of little finger and scar back of fore and middle fingers of left hand. William obtained his Certificate of Freedom on 24th June 1841. He first settled in Denman, before moving to Dalkeith/Cassilis where he built and managed the Royal Hotel. William established a relationship with Irish convict Catherine Boyne Henley, whom he met in Maitland, before bringing her back to Dalkeith/Cassilis having two children. Catherine was from Limerick, Ireland and was convicted of stealing jewellery aged 17. She was sentenced to 7 years transportation and arrived in 1837 onboard the Margaret. Shortly after Catherine's death, William remarried to Irish woman Annie McNamara on 2nd August 1858. They were married by Father Hanly, the Catholic Priest from Singleton in the home of Dr John Morris at Cassilis. This union produced a further nine children. In addition to William’s hotel, he also ran a blacksmith shop, a butchery, and a stagecoach business. William passed away at the age of 57 on 18th October 1876 from ‘chronic inflammation of the stomach’. He is buried in the Cassilis Old General Catholic (Dalkeith) Cemetery, located in a sheep paddock next to the current Catholic Cemetery. William Braggett's children with Catherine Boyne Henley: Mary Anastasia Braggett (1844-1900) Thomas Braggett (1846-1895) William Braggett's children with Annie McNamara: William Braggett (1859-1867) Edward Braggett (1860-1937) Anna Maria Anastasia Braggett (1862-1942) Adolphus John Braggett (1864-1917) Helena Braggett (1866-?) Henrietta Bridget Braggett (1868-?) William James Braggett (1870-1930) Ada Braggett (1872-?) Millicent Agnes Braggett (1874-1942)