John Williams

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Summary

Born
Jan 1810
Conviction
Handling/receiving stolen goods
Departure
Feb 1840
Arrival
Jun 1840
Death
Unknown
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Personal Information

Name: John Williams
Gender: Male
Born: 1st Jan 1810
Death: Unknown
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Gardener/Nurseryman
Aliases: John Williams 2

Crime

Convicted at: Somerset Quarter Sessions
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 24th Feb 1840
Ship: Mandarin
Arrival: 30th Jun 1840
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Williams was transported on the Mandarin, departing 24th Feb 1840 and arriving 30th Jun 1840 with 212 passengers.

640 ton ship. The 1843 voyage carried the 51 Parkhurst Boys from the Isle of Wight bound for Van Diemen's Land. (Another 31 went to New Zealand.)These boys were categorised as "ticket of leave" or "apprentice" boys.

MandarinMandarin (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 154
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

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Name: Williams, John Record Type: Convicts Additional identifier: 2 Property: Tasman Peninsula Probation Stations Departure date: 1 Mar 1840 Departure port: London Ship: Mandarin Place of origin: Devizes, Wiltshire Voyage number: 166 Police number: 204 Index number: 76570 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446743 Tasmanian Library