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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Williams 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 311 (158) |
| 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
Name: Williams, James Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 7 Dec 1851 Departure port: London Ship: Aboukir Place of origin: Penzance, Cornwall Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 347 Index number: 76458 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446608 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446608
Info from original UK Gaol record, now in Australia. Return is from Pentonville Prison, dated 2 Jan 1850 when age given as 21. Tried with Thos. Matthews, same ship, qv, 4 Aug 1848, “Sailor”. Maliciously wounding with a stone. Incarcerated Wilton County Gaol; Millbank; Pentonville; “York” [hulk] thence to VDL Conduct Millbank, Pentonville, York hulk “good”. "Once prevs imprisoned for drunkenness". Next of kin is given as "Jas Williams [presumably father?] Printer, 2 Wyld Court Wyld Street Drury Lane".