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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Williams was transported on the Sir Charles Forbes, departing 1st Apr 1830 and arriving 27th Jul 1830 with 160 passengers.
Sir Charles Forbes (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 148 |
| 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: 5 Mar 1830 Departure port: London Ship: Sir Charles Forbes Place of origin: Bath, Somerset Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 74 Index number: 76423 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446574 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446574
National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/1841829 Prisoner name: James Williams. Prisoner age: 24. Court and date of trial: Somerset Lent Assizes held at Taunton March 1829. Crime: Robbery - stealing from the person of James Barry a box value 6d. Initial sentence: [Death] commuted to transportation for life. Annotated: Nil. Petitioner(s): Convict and 23 people including the prosecutor and a note from his mother. Grounds for clemency: Is sincerely penitent and realises enormity of crime; promises to make amends and reform his character.