Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
John Williams was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 99 (51) |
| 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
John Williams, aged 40 years, charged with forcibly entering the dwelling-house of Thomas Armstrong, of Kidlington, and stealing therefrom the sum of ?£. 3s. 6d. and a waistcoat, his property. Oxford University and City Herald, 4 July 1812. John Williams and William Monk, condemned our last assizes for house-breaking, are reprieved; Charles Nightingale for uttering forged note, remains. Oxford University and City Herald, 18 July 1812. On Thursday last Charles Nightingale, John Williams, and William Monk, were removed from our county gaol to the hulks at Portsmouth, transported for the term of their natural lives; Oxford University and City Herald, 19 Dec 1812.
NSW 1828 census at Cooke, in household of farmer Jonathan Hassall and his family, resident at Mattavia. John Williams, age 65, T.L. per Earl Spencer 1813, sentence Life, employed as sawyer, protestant. ---------------------------------------------------- Colonial Secretarys Index. WILLIAMS, John. Per "Earl Spencer", 1813 1818 Nov 23 In hospital at Windsor; servant of James Meehan. Petition for mitigation of sentence (Fiche 3191; 4/1856 p.294)