Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
William Goulding was transported on the Princess Royal, departing 28th Sep 1822 and arriving 9th Mar 1823 with 156 passengers.
Princess Royal (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 217 (109) |
| 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
"3rd gr grandfather, I am connected through my father's paternal grandfather's marriage to William's granddaughter Sarah."
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Convict Notes
Wm. Goulding, Wm. White, and Robert White, ... three most notorious characters in Avo-srret were on Friday committed for trial, … the factory of Mr. Nash, of Twerton, on the ….Feb. . and ... and stealing a quantity of … cloth, ... Bristol Mercury, 9 March 1822. Somerset Lent Assizes. … W White, R White, W Golding, for stealing a quantity of cloth from Nash, Esq. .. Taunton Courier, 27 March 1822. Crime committed in Twerton (Somerset) , not Tiverton (Devon), as mentioned in first entry above.
Ann's first marriage was to John Gordon in 1824. Can not find a death date for John. Name Ann Elliott Marriage Date 1824 Marriage Place Sydney, New South Wales Registration Date 1824 Registration Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Spouse John Gordon Volume Number V B
William, along with two accomplices were tried and convicted at the Somerset Assizes on 30th March 1822 for stealing woolen fabric, the property of Francis Nash in the Parish of Tiverton, near Bath, they were sentenced to transportation for 7 years. Left England on 5th November 1822. Ship:- the 'Princess Royal' sailed with 156 male convicts on board of which 2 died during the voyage. Arrived on 9th March 1823. 31st December 1823 to 31st March 1824 William was assigned to work as a Sawyer for Simeon Lord at Port Stephens with the Cedar Party group. Natives attacked the group killing James Lewis, an old free resident of the Colony and plundered their huts. Fearing for their lives with no help available, they walked into Newcastle where they were taken into custody on 7th February 1824 for being at large, contary to the tenor of their bonds. The declaration to the Newcastle Commandant by the 11 men showed Willaim had signed his own name whereas the others put their mark. Ticket of Leave No: 28/343 18th August 1828. Certificate of Freedom No: TL 28/343) 5th May 1830. William must have meet Ann Elliot (daughter of convicts Richard Elliott & Elinor Bolton) sometime after this. She was a free person, and may have been a widow, although there is no record of a marriage during this time until her death on 1st June 1837 they had 5 children. On 22nd August 1837, William wrote a letter to the Governor requesting that 3 of his 5 children who were entirely dependant of him for support, be admitted to the Male Orphan School, as he had no other means of earning a livelihood but by daily labouring as a sawyer in the bush. Thus it was out of his power to pay a person to mind them during his absence from home. The children were listed as: William Goulding born 5th November 1830, John Goulding born 3rd January 1832. (baptised as Nathaniel John) and Eugene Goulding born 20th January 1833. The signature on his letter is identical to the one on the declaration to the Newcastle Commandant.