William Ware

Summary

Born
Jan 1850
Conviction
Stealing fowls (chickens/ducks)
Departure
Dec 1851
Arrival
Feb 1852
Death
Mar 1891
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Personal Information

Name: William Ware
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1850
Death: 31st Mar 1891
Age at death: 41
Occupation: Labourer - general

Crime

Convicted at: Devon, Barnstaple Borough Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Dec 1851
Ship: Aboukir
Arrival: 20th Feb 1852
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land and Norfolk Island. [These convicts appear to have all landed in Van Diemen's Land]

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.

AboukirAboukir (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian 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 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

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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Kay Sleith

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Convict Notes

Graeme Smith avatar
Level 2
on 27th August 2018

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

Iris Dunne avatar
Level 174
on 17th August 2018

http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON33-1-106,283,265,F,58 http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON37-1-10,644,142,F,60

Iris Dunne avatar
Level 174
on 17th August 2018

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

Kay Sleith avatar
Level 4
on 17th August 2018

Married convict Margaret Walsh (Welch) who came from Ireland on the Martin Luther. They had 10 children.