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Voyage
Transportation
Charles Williams was transported on the Medway, departing 13th Nov 1820 and arriving 13th Mar 1821 with 157 passengers.
Built in Rochester, England in 1810. 435 tons. The 'Medway' was also used as a convict Hulk ship off Bermuda
Medway (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/3, Page Number 416 |
| 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
15 Feb 1829 - executed at Launceston for stealing in the dwelling of Jonathon Griffiths https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD34-1-1/RGD34-1-1P089
Name: Williams, Charles Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 13 Nov 1820 Departure port: England Ship: Medway (1) Place of origin: Newington, Surrey Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 13 Index number: 76213 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446360 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446360
1826 - New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, Tasmania. 1826 No; 282 Name; Williams Charles Ship arrived by; Medway To whom assigned/Occupation; ABSCONDED; 4 Oct 1823
Hobart Town Gazette, 4 Mar 1825 Absconded prisoners Charles Williams, 282, 5 ft. 0½ in. dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, 20 years of age, a shoemaker, tried at Surrey August 3, 1820, sentence 14 years, arrived in this Colony per Medway 1821, native place Newington Butts, absconded from the Prisoners' Barracks October 4, 1823.—£2 Reward.