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Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
Thomas Williams was transported on the Minstrel, departing 5th Apr 1825 and arriving 22nd Aug 1825 with 121 passengers.
Minstrel (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 88, Class and Piece Number HO11/5, Page Number 245 (124) |
| 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 |
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Convict Notes
Moreton Bay Record. Thomas Williams, Minstrel, tried at Bristol Q.S. 12 Jul 1824, transportation for 7 years, labourer. Colonial sentence, Gen Sess. Sydney, 30 Jun 1830, breaking into a house and staling wearing apparel. Sentence 3 years. Run 11 Oct 1830. Description: age 23, native of Bristol, 5ft 2 ¾ in, pock-pitted sallow complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, religion- P.
17/7/1824 Bristol Mirror Bristol, England: Thomas Williams, for stealing a silver tea-pot, &C., from J. Kelson. Thomas Williams was listed as 19 years old on arrival. Native Place: Plymouth. Thomas was 5'2¼" tall, fair pockpitted complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, very well. Assigned to a Clearing Party. 30/6/1830: Convicted at Sydney General Sessions, for 'Breaking into a house and stealing wearing apparel - 3 years. Sent to Moreton Bay. 11/10/1830: At Moreton Bay - RUN, A labourer, absconded from Moreton Bay. Is not listed on NSW Gov. Convict Records. No further mentions found. ** Please note ** The entry by Denis Pember has been incorrectly added to this convict -- should be for the Thomas Williams who arrived per 'Grenada' 1821
Details added are incorrect. Thomas Williams born 1797 died 1858 and married Mary Ann Bankin is not the convict transported on the Minstrel. Thomas Williams b 1797 d 1858 Married Mary Ann Bankin was sentenced to 14 yrs on 10 Jan 1821 at Old Bailey and transported on the Granada.
In 1829 Thamas married Mary Ann Bankin. Mary Ann was the daughter of Richard Bankin (Convict, 1815, “Marquis of Wellington”) and his wife Prudence nèe Perkins. Mary Ann had arrived , with her sister, in the colony as a passenger on “Borneo’ 28th December 1828, their mother had died on the voyage. Mary Ann and Thomas had 8 children born between 1829 and 1846.
Sainty & Johnson; 1828 Census of New South Wales: Page 395... [Ref 1679] Williams, Thomas, 30, CS, Minstrel, 1825, 7 years, Road party-7, Concord.