Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Wells was transported on the Barwell, departing 31st Aug 1797 and arriving 18th May 1798 with 309 passengers.
Barwell (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 225 (113) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
William Joseph Wells was granted 50 acres of land at Minto, New South Wales, Australia on the 25th August 1812 with an annual "rates"of one shilling per year.
Edward Gorman – 13 October 1823 – Hanged at Sydney for the murder of William Wells during a robbery at Minto. Gorman was recognisable for his "remarkable tooth".
Murdered by Edward Gorman, William Rowd & Isaac Ward.
William Wells was murdered at Upper Minto in Sep 1923 and was buried at Liverpool on the 24 SEP 1823
1817 - Permission to Marry William Wells Ship; Barwell. Age; 33 [1784] Free by Servitude Rebecca Dyras. [Dias] Ship; Northampton. Age; 24 [1793] Prisoner and Servant 1823 - New South Wales, Australia, Colonial Secretary's Papers. Edward Gorman & Isaac Ward charged with of murdering Wells at Minto. Found Guilty and Sentence of death passed and bodies afterwards to be dissection and anatomized 1823 - Article in Trove - Detailing the murder of William Wells https://trove.nla.gov.au/search/advanced/category/newspapers?l-decade=182&keyword.phrase=William wells&l-year=1823 Leaves a Wife; Rebecca Wells and 3 children 1825 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. 1825 Name; William Wells Age; No Details Class; F. S. Vessel; Barwell - 1798 - 7 years Employment/Remarks; DIED; 1823. Minto