John Williams

Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Desertion
Departure
Jul 1839
Arrival
Dec 1839
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Williams
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Shoemaker/bootmaker
Aliases: John Williams 2, William Williams

Crime

Crime: Desertion
Convicted at: Nova Scotia Courts Martial
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 9th Jul 1839
Ship: Layton
Arrival: 7th Dec 1839
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Williams was transported on the Layton, departing 9th Jul 1839 and arriving 7th Dec 1839 with 260 passengers.

1829 Voyage - Source; The Sydney Monitor. Sat 14 Nov 1829. Page 3. Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals.- On Sunday the Layton from Sheerness, with 190 male prisoners, Surgeon Superintendent Dr. James Osborne, R. N. Lieutenant Miller, 40th Regt; and 29 soldiers of different corps, 4 women and 3 children. Mustered; 188. Died on Voyage; 2. Total 190 Embarked.

LaytonLayton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 60
Source DescriptionThis 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 SourceGreat Britain. Home Office
Compiled ByState Library of Queensland
Database SourceBritish convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database

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Convict Notes

C H avatar
Level 135
on 13th June 2025

Williams, John Name: Williams, John Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 2 Departure date: 26 Jul 1839 Departure port: London Ship: Layton (3) Place of origin: Bristol, Gloucestershire Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 161 Remarks: Listed in Description List as William Williams Index number: 76977 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1447095 Tasmanian Library

Tamara Weller avatar
Level 4
on 16th August 2019

Given Pardon 1847