William Williams

Life Span

Male median life span was 57 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 7 years

Crime:	Street robbery
Convicted at:	Warwick Assizes
Sentence term:	7 years
Ship:	Countess of Harcourt
Departure date:	29th April, 1828
Arrival date:	8th September, 1828
Place of arrival	New South Wales
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 184 other convicts

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/6, Page Number 374
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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D Wong on 16th May, 2020 wrote:

*** 2 William Williams on this voyage***

*Identifier 2 was tried at Knightsbridge Court Martial.*

William Williams was listed as 21 years old on arrival.

Native Place: Warmwell, Warwickshire.

Occupation: Pearl button maker.

William was 5’6” tall, fair and pockpitted complexion, light brown hair, blue eyes, anchor on the right arm.

Assigned to Alexander Livingstone at Sydney, on arrival.

1828:

19/4/1833: COF

D Wong on 16th May, 2020 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1805 (prev. 0000), gender: m

D Wong on 16th May, 2020 made the following changes:

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