John Williams

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Summary

Born
Unknown
Conviction
Burglary (house breaking)
Departure
Sep 1839
Arrival
Jan 1840
Death
Jan 1841
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Personal Information

Name: John Williams
Gender: Male
Born: Unknown
Death: 1st Jan 1841
Age at death: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Aliases: John Williams 1

Crime

Convicted at: Central Criminal Court
Sentence term: 7 years

Voyage

Departed: 20th Sep 1839
Ship: Canton
Arrival: 12th Jan 1840
Place of Arrival: Van Diemen's Land

Transportation

John Williams was transported on the Canton, departing 20th Sep 1839 and arriving 12th Jan 1840 with 241 passengers.

CantonCanton (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/12, Page Number 90
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
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on 15th June 2025

Name: Williams, John Record Type: Convicts Employer: Chuter, Thomas: 1851 Additional identifier: 1 Property: Port Arthur Penal Station Departure date: 22 Sep 1839 Departure port: London Ship: Canton Place of origin: London, Middlesex Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 162 Police number: 2639 Index number: 76578 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446751 Tasmanian Library

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 2nd April 2022

1838 - Trial; 17 September 1838. Sentence; 10 years Transported for House Breaking [Stealing a watch] 1840 - Indent No; 2632. Status; Single 1841 - Died in Hospital, New Norfolk - 31 May 1841. Vide Memo of P.S. - 9 June 1841