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Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
James Williams was transported on the London, departing 15th Mar 1844 and arriving 9th Jul 1844 with 250 passengers.
1851 Voyage - Ship; London. 611 tons. From Kingston 20 Dec with 285 male convicts
London (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/14, Page Number 42 |
| 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 |
Claims
"This is my Great Great Grandfather. My grandmothers grandfather on my fathers side."
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Convict Notes
Name: Williams, James Record Type: Convicts Property: Point Puer Juvenile Penal Station Departure date: 23 Mar 1844 Departure port: Portsmouth Ship: London (1) Place of origin: Newport, Monmouthshire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 235 Police number: 13359 Index number: 76451 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446601 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446601
James was 14 when convicted 1842 16 when he arrived in VDL 1844 This makes him born 1828
James 1st marriage to Elizabeth Cartnell/Cartmell/Cartmill also a convict 21/11/1853. They had eight children and lived in Kingston, a suburb of Hobart. James was listed as a shoemaker on this marriage certificate. Elizabeth died 29/1/1873 aged 42. James remarried Margaret Gittens/ Gettans / Calhoun. Margaret was also a convict and had been married before. On their marriage certificate James is still listed as a shoemaker and living in Kingston. They had one child rose Evelyn Rose. James died 14/7/1889 in Hobart. Cerebral Haemorrhage . His trade was now listed as labourer.
NEWPORT POLICE.—MONDAY, FIB. 28. James Williams, a lad whose .Frequency of appearance before the bench is almost proverbial, was again placed at the bar on a charge of stealing quantity of coal, the property of Samuel Homfray, Esq. Monmouthshire Merlin, 5 March 1842. James Williams, aged 14, was charged with stealing coal at Newport, on the 1st of March, the property of Samuel Homfray. Esq.—Mr. Wood conducted the prosecution.— Guilty. The record of a former conviction having been put in, he was sentenced to ten years' transportation. Monmouthshire Merlin, 2 April 1842.
James was 16 when he arrived in Van Diemen’s Land, he was sent to Port Puer, Probation Pass Holder 3rd Class.
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/CON33-1-56/CON33-1-56/CON33-1-56P246 James was convicted at 14 years old, two years later he is onboard ‘London’ arriving in Van Diemen’s Land, he is sent to the Boys prison ‘Point Puer’.