Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Brown was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | State Records NSW Colonial Secretary Reel No's 601 (pardon No. 67) & 774, Roll No. 1250. Ancestry. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 228 |
| 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
"my 4th great grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Family connections for William (Brown) are: BROWN William (Brown) was born about 1777. He was tried for highway robbery at Leicester Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. He may have had a first relationship with Sarah (Biggleston). He apparantly was issued his Conditional Pardon & also Absolute Pardon on 22 7 1811.>>> [Some details taken from this Website] Sarah (Beetlestone) was tried at Shropshire Assizes, sentenced to Life & arrived in NSW as a convict on 11 3 1803 after a voyage of 6months on HMS GLATTON. She died on 11 2 1805 childbirth & was buried at St Johns CofE Parramatta. [Some details taken from this Website] William (Brown) & Sarah (Biggleston) produced 1child: 1.Sarah (Brown) was born on 10 2 1805 & baptised on 14 4 1805 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 31 1 1811 age 5- & was buried, as (Biggleston), at St Phillips CofE Sydney. .. >>>William (Brown) was an emancipist when he married maybe secondly Elizabeth (Farrell)) on 31 1 1814 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. produced perhaps 2children in his lifetime. Elizabeth (Farrell) was born on 21 4 1797 & baptised on 4 6 1797 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. She died on 23 8 1852 age54. Details of Elizabeth (Farrell)s family are given in entry for Owen (Farrell SUGAR CANE 1793) on this Website. William (Brown) & Elizabeth (Farrell-Walker) produced 1child: 1.Jane (Brown) was born on 16 5 1815 & baptised on 4 1 1818 age2 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. REFERENCE: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.
Absolute Pardon dated 22 July 1811, convicted 23 March 1797 in Leicester Conditional Pardon dated 22 July 1811