Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams, one of 149 convicts transported on the Pyramus, 08 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	Margaret Williams
Aliases:	Hare
Gender:	f

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1810
Occupation:	Housemaid
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Female median life span was 53 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Stealing a watch
Convicted at:	Lancaster Liverpool Quarter Session on 11th April 1831
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Pyramus
Departure date:	8th October, 1831
Arrival date:	5th March, 1832
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 148 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 200
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 Project.

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Community Contributions

Tony Beale on 26th February, 2022 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842 Bound Indentures 1830-1832
From Manchester single catholic who could not read or write. C38/573. 4’ 10 3/4” fair ruddy and freckled complexion, sandy hair hazel eyes. Tried 11/4/1831

Tony Beale on 26th February, 2022 wrote:

New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Convicts’ Applications to Marry, 1826-1851 Granted 20/2/1833
Margaret Williams 28 Bond (7yrs) per ship Pyramus to marry Joseph Hare 27 Free (7yrs( per ship Asia(5) Rev Samuel Marsden Parramatta

Tony Beale on 26th February, 2022 wrote:

Convict Changes History

Tony Beale on 26th February, 2022 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1810 (prev. 0000), gender: f, occupation, crime

Tony Beale on 26th February, 2022 made the following changes:

alias1: Hare