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Transportation
James Williams was transported on the Mount Stuart Elphinstone, departing 2nd Feb 1848 and arriving 18th May 1848 with 240 passengers.
Built 1826. Wood ship of 611 Tons.
Mount Stuart ElphinstoneReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/15, Page Number 233 (118) |
| 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, William Record Type: Convicts Employer: Herbertson, A.: 1849 Groombridge, John: 1850, 1851 Also known as: James, William Departure date: 6 Feb 1848 Departure port: Gibraltar Ship: Mount Stewart Elphinstone (2) Place of origin: Cardiganshire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 294 Index number: 76990 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1447146 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1447146
James was born c.1823 at Blackburn, Lancashire, England, he was a groom by trade. He was charged at the Chester Assize on 1st April 1843 “Chester Chronicle – 7th April 1843 THURSDAY (Before Justice Moule) William Bradshaw, Margaret Bate, Joseph Scarborough, John William, James Williams, and James Heald, were charged, the two latter with burlary and the four former with felonious receiving at Bollington. James Heald and James Williams pleaded guilty, and the others were acquitted –Sentence Heald and Williams ten years each.” James’s Indent has his crime: Shop robbery stealing wearing apparel from Mrs Phillips at Lynn. Also drunk and riotous, 3 months. He is convicted of receiving stolen goods before conviction of felony (housebreaking) and received the sentence of 10 years. He had been convicted twice before. On 20th May 1843 he was taken on board the hulk “Warrior” at Chatham Woowich, and then on 13th July 1843 was taken to Gibraltar aboard the “Lady of the Lake” where he remained until February 1848.Published: Monday 31 July 1843 Newspaper: Globe County: London, England The Lady of the Lake, convict ship, sailed on Wednesday, with convicts for Gibraltar. His partner in crime, James Head , accompanied James Williams on his convict voyage from the Gaol in Chester to the Warrior and then on to Gilbraltar and the final voyage on the Mount Stuart Elphinstone(2) to Tasmania, along with 240 convicts – departed Gibraltar 6 February 1848, arrived Hobart 18 May 1848, a voyage of 102 days.