Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Richard Williams was transported on the Earl St Vincent, departing 20th Apr 1826 and arriving 13th Aug 1826 with 165 passengers.
Earl St Vincent (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 8 http://foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch/convict/chain/c31a31450712 |
| 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 Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"Richard is my 4th great grandfather on my father's side."
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Convict Notes
Name: Williams, Richard Record Type: Convicts Departure date: 25 Apr 1826 Departure port: London Ship: Earl St. Vincent Place of origin: Jersey Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 44 Index number: 76802 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1446952 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1446952
On 25 November 1825 three convicts seized the government cutter, Maria shortly after it departed from Hobart bound for Maria Island with stores. They had hidden themselves in the hold and emerged to overpower the captain and crew and take control of the cutter. Two of the convicts were identified as James Young (Lady Castlereagh 1818) and Richard Williams (Earl St Vincent 1820) while a third man remained unnamed. They put the crew ashore near Cape Pillar and headed out to sea, never to be heard of again. (See: Hobart Town Gazette 3 Dec 1825, p. 2.)
UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Surgeon; James McKerrow Ship; Earl St Vincent - 18 March 1826 to 28 Aug 1826 Name; Richard Williams Age; 26 [1800] Date; 22 July 1826 Surgeon's Notes; Acute inflammation of the left eye .... Discharged; 31 July 1826 - Cured
Richard Williams was initially sentenced to death at Lancaster Assizes on 15/08/1815 for uttering a forged £5 note. This was later commuted to transportation for life. He appears to have left a wife & child behind in England. He was given permission to marry Amelia Jones (another transportee)in 1837. He was given his "ticket of leave" in 1835 and a full pardon in 1845.