Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Samuel Williams was transported on the Hindostan, departing 30th Jun 1821 and arriving 24th Nov 1821 with 152 passengers.
Hindostan (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/4, Page Number 63 (33) |
| 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
"Samuel Williams is possibly my 4th Great Grandfather. There is question around who the father of William Fletcher is. It's believed to be Samuel Williams or James Fletcher."
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Convict Notes
At the General Quarter Sessions held at the Guildhall, in this City, on Monday and Tuesday last, the following Prisoners were tried, and received sentence: ... and Samuel Williams, for stealing one pocket handkerchief and a pair of gloves, the property of James Cull, Guilty—14 years’ transportation. Bristol Mirror, 5 May 1821 Tuesday, the eighteen undernamed male convicts were removed from the Gaol in this city, to the Hulk lying in Portsmouth Harbour, viz.;— Thomas Holmes, Thomas Jones, Sam. Callaway, Thomas Diamond. L Morgan, James Clements, Walter Heness, Henry Stephens, Jas. Neagles, Samuel Hollister, Jonathan Dart, Henry Bartlett, Wm. Dwyer, John Tomlinson, Henry Harris, Wm. Pittman, Charles Baker, and Samuel Williams. Bristol Mirror, 16 June 1821.