William Jones

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Summary

Born
Jan 1799
Conviction
Horse theft
Departure
Nov 1818
Arrival
May 1819
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: William Jones
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1799
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown

Crime

Crime: Horse theft
Convicted at: Wilts Assizes
Sentence term: 99 years

Voyage

Departed: 20th Nov 1818
Ship: Hibernia
Arrival: 11th May 1819
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

William Jones was transported on the Hibernia, departing 20th Nov 1818 and arriving 11th May 1819 with 160 passengers.

HiberniaHibernia (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 117 (60)
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 16th July 2025

New South Wales, Australia Convict Ship Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1790-1849 Trade; Farming Labourer aged 19 years old

Maureen Withey avatar
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on 6th May 2019

The following prisoners were tried, and received sentence of death;… Wm. Jenkins and Wm Jones, for stealing a bay gelding, the property of Wm Clements, at St George’s, in the county of Gloucester;... Of the ten prisoners who received sentence of death at our assizes, the whole have been reprieved, excepting John Lawes, convicted of burglary, who is left for execution on Tuesday the 4th of August. Salisbury Journal, 27 July 1818 Wm Jones, aged 18, and Wm. Jenkins, of the same age, were indicted on three charges of stealing two mares and a gelding, the property of Wm Clements. Objection was taken by the prisoner’s counsel, that as there was no proof of the original taking in this evidence, a mere possession in a different county could not legally be admitted as proof of a fresh taking; that being the only principle on which felonies could be tried in other counties than those in which they were committed. In this case the horses were alleged to have been taken in Bristol, and were recovered in Wiltshire. Mr justice Park thought there was no foundation for the objection, which he said had been over-ruled by all the Judges of England. Verdict, Guilty. Windsor and Eton Express, 19 July 1818 HO 9-9-1 Records of Laurel, Hardy and York Hulks, in Portsmouth Harbour, 1805-1831, P 45. Received from New Sarum, 28 Sept 1818 (9 prisoners) Wm. Jones, age 18, Convicted at New Sarum, of a felony, 18 July 1818, sentenced to transportation for life. 7 Nov 1818, NSW. He was given a free pardon, No 204, 6 October 1836. Tasmanian Conduct record, CON31-1-23 image 45