Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Evans was transported on the General Stewart, departing 19th Jul 1818 and arriving 31st Dec 1818 with 250 passengers.
General Stewart (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 73 (38) |
| 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 Evans is my Great Great Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
At Shrewsbury Assizes, the prisoners capitally convicted, were—J. Detheridge, for burglary Shiffnal; Eliz. and Martha Wheeler, for stealing in a shop at Shrewsbury; R. Morris and W. Evans, for committing various burglaries; F. Jeft, for sheep stealing; G. Rowley, for burglary ; E. Pugh, for stealing a mare; Jones, for stealing woollen cloth ; S. and Ridout, for stealing wearing apparel T. Southall, for stealing a mare; W. Williams, C. Robins, S. Dunn, and T. Humphreys, burglary ; J. Kendal and H. Milicamp, for stealing knives from the shop of Mrs. Shrewsbury, ; and Edwd. Potter alias ? for stealing twenty sheep at Church Pulverbatch—who severally received sentence of death, but were afterwards reprieved, with the exception of the last named, who is left for execution Saturday, the 4th of April. Hereford Journal, 1 April 1818. Several of the men listed above arrived on this ship with William Evans. Assize Intelligence. ... At these Assizes, which ended on Monday on Monday week, … Richard Morris and William Evans, for various burglaries and robberies in the neighbourhood of Oswestry; … were severally convicted and received sentence of death, but were all reprieved, except E. Potter. Manchester Mercury, 7 April 1818.
William was born in 1803 at Denbighshire, Wales, England