Lydia Williams

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Summary

Born
Jan 1756
Conviction
Highway robbery
Departure
Dec 1790
Arrival
Jul 1791
Death
May 1840
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Personal Information

Name: Lydia Williams
Gender: Female
Born: 1st Jan 1756
Death: 16th May 1840
Age at death: 84
Occupation: Unknown

Crime

Convicted at: York Assizes
Sentence term: 14 years

Voyage

Departed: 31st Dec 1790
Arrival: 9th Jul 1791
Place of Arrival: New South Wales

Transportation

Lydia Williams was transported on the Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann, departing 31st Dec 1790 and arriving 9th Jul 1791 with 1265 passengers.

The Third Fleet consisted of 11 Vessels. Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Gorgon, Mary Ann, Matilda, Queen (from Ireland) Salamander and William and Ann. These vessels were provided by a private company; Camden, Calvert and King to ship convicts to the colony.

Active, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And AnnActive, Albermarle, Atlantic, Barrington, Britannia, Mary Ann, Matilda, Salamander And William And Ann (generic)

References

Primary SourceAustralian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/1, Page Number 150
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

Penny-Lyn Beale avatar
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on 24th November 2024

*** SHIP - MARY ANN *** 1792 - St. John's Parramatta, Marriages. 24 June 1792 1819 - Convict Lists. Trial; March 1790. Constables' wife, Sydney 1820 - General Muster. F.S. Ship; Mary Ann - 1791. WIFE of William Wade Parramatta 1822 - General Muster. 1828 - Name Lydia Williams [Wade] Age; 72 years old. F.S. Ship; Wm & Ann-1792. 14 years. Protestant. William Wade at H M MacArthur's Vineyard Cottage. 1840 - Burial. 17 May 1840. St. John's Parramatta, Burials, No; 261. Lydia Wade, Aged; 84 years old. Died 16 May 1840 Buried; St. John's Cemetery, Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 30th March 2024

Digitised Indent of ship Mary Anne. Lydia Williams and Isabella Chapman, tried at Ass. for Co. - York, 23 Mar 1790, Transported for fourteen years.

Maureen Withey avatar
341
on 23rd March 2024

The following prisoners have taken their trials, viz,— … Edward Williams, and Lydia his wife, John Stephens, ... for highway robbery. … were severally found guilty and received sentence of death, Leeds Intelligencer, 6 April 1790. His Lordship was to reprieve ... Lydia Williams, ... Sheffield Register, 9 April 1790.