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Crime
Voyage
Transportation
James Williams was transported on the Marion, departing 7th Jun 1845 and arriving 16th Sep 1845 with 299 passengers.
Built 1834 at Calcutta. Wood ship of 684 Tons. The 1847/48 voyage sent to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) BUT also went on to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria where 300 exiles disembarked. (The newspaper source says they were from Millbank, Pentonville & Parkhurst prisons.)
Marion (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 295 (149) |
| 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 Employer: Burdon, James: 1849, 1850 Additional identifier: 2 Property: Tasman Peninsula Probation Stations Departure date: 14 Jun 1845 Departure port: London Ship: Marion (2) Place of origin: Norwich, Norfolk Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 254 Police number: 16593 Index number: 76454 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446604 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446604