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William Hughes

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Summary

Born
Jan 1775
Conviction
Unknown
Departure
Nov 1814
Arrival
Apr 1816
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Hughes
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1775
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: Huges

Crime

Crime: Unknown
Convicted at: Ireland, Armagh
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 30th Nov 1814
Ship: Guildford
Arrival: 8th Apr 1816
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

William Hughes was transported on the Guildford, departing 30th Nov 1814 and arriving 8th Apr 1816 with 229 passengers.

The ‘Guildford’ was built on the River Thames, England in 1810. Used as a Convict Transport ship to Australia - voyages 1812, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1829. The ship was lost at sea near Singapore in 1831, loosing all aboard.

GuildfordGuildford (generic)

References

Primary SourceIrish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry.

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Convict Notes

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 16th March 2021

Colonial Secretary index. HUGHES, William. Per "Guildford", 1816; shoemaker. 1818 Jan 30 - On list of prisoners embarked on "Duke of Wellington" for the Derwent; listed as Huges (Reel 6006; 4/3498 p.35)

Maureen Withey avatar
343
on 11th March 2021

Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. William Hughes, age on arrival, 41, per Guildford (2) 1816, Tried Armagh Co., 1815, Life. DOB, 1775, native of Donegal Co., Shoemaker. ---------------------------------------------------- Tasmanian Record. CON13-1-1 Image 109. List of (28 ) 30 male convicts, embarked on board the ship Duke of Wellington for the Derwent in Van Diemen’s Land, 30th Jan 1818. Wm. Hughes, arrived by Guildford 1st, Tried Armagh Ass, March 1815, Life, Shoemaker.