Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Ware was transported on the Aboukir, departing 24th Dec 1851 and arriving 20th Feb 1852 with 280 passengers.
816 ton barque built in Sunderland in 1846 by Dunbar & Sons. Master John Cowell. Sailed from Woolwich on 28 December 1851 with 279 men under the care of surgeon, Benjamin Bynoe.
Aboukir (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/17, Page Number 297 (151). Linc, Conduct Record (CON33-1-106 and CON37-1-10 page 5484) |
| 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 Ware was my 2xgreat grandfather. I am descended from his first marriage to Elizabeth Buse in Devon. They had 7 children, the youngest was Charlotte, my great grandmother. William remarried in Van Diemans' Land and had 10 further children with his 2nd wife Margaret Walsh (Welsh)"
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Convict Notes
A message for Kay Sleith. What do you know of a convict William Jordan Jones off the James Barry whose son married a Mena Sleith. Thanks Graeme
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Conduct Record: aged 41, can read a little, C of E, Transported for stealing poultry, Married Tried S.C.Hobart 17 April 1881 for stealing a cow, acquitted
Married convict Margaret Walsh (Welch) who came from Ireland on the Martin Luther. They had 10 children.