William Williams

Level 75

iain Frazier on 2nd May 2025

Family connections for William (Williams) are: WILLIAMS/CREW William (Crew probably Williams) was born in 1771 at Bristol Somerset & became a servant. He was tried as William (Williams alias Crew) with his cousin John (Williams/Miller) for highway robbery at probably Old Bailey, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict with his cousin on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ALBERMARLE/ADMIRAL BARRINGTON. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 12 12 1794 & granted 3,000acres (as was his partner in crime cousin John (Williams alias Miller) on the flats at upper Port Jackson (Concord). He entered a relationship with Mary (Cassidy her first liaison) (perhaps married in 1796). He was Free by Servitude by 1798. He died on 26 12 1797 age26 at Concord & was buried at St Phillips CofE Sydney/Devonshire St cemetery.>>> [Some of this information is taken from this Website: as is the revelation that the highway robber William (Williams) may not have been sent to Australia after all] [>>>Perhaps the William (Williams) who died of fever in 1790 at Newgate was another person-although the writer is sure of her information-or the William (Williams) written of here is another person-although, of the 121 William (Williams)s with entries on this Website only 2 choices who can be considered arrived before 1797] [Therefore I proceed] Mary (Cassidy) was born about 1770/3. She was convicted, as a native of Dublin, at Dublin City, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 11 1792 after a voyage of 10months on KITTY. She is noted as having married William (Crew) about 1796 at Sydney, but Profesor Craig James (Smee) does not record this.>>> [Mary (Cassidy) has 2entries on this Website from which some information is taken] William (Crew) & Mary (Cassidy) produced 2children: 1.Ann (Crew) was born on 25 3 1796 & baptised on 17 4 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She seems to have ben given the surname (Yeomans). She had a relationship with Thomas (Rose his second relationship) & produced 12children. She died on 14 8 1857 age61. ..Thomas (Rose) was born about 1780. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He married firstly Jane (Jones) on 24 5 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He farmed at Wilberforce Hawkesbury near Mary (Rose) & William (Green) & was affected by floods there in 1806. He was recorded in 1822, 1824 & 1828 as a farmer & in 1830 as a publican. He was father of 14children & returned in 1829 to England (with his family?) ..Details of Thomas (Rose)s family are given below. .. 2.Mary (Crew) was born on 5 2 1798 & baptised on 15 6 1800 age2 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She seems to have ben given the surname (Yeomans). She married John Frederick (Cobcroft) on 29 12 1817 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced at least 7children. She died on 19 11 1887 age89. ..John Frederick (Cobcroft) was born on 15 3 1797 & baptised on 6 11 1797 at St Johns CofE Parramatta. He was described as a farmer in 1821, a settler in 1823 & 1825 & a District Constable in 1827 & 1830. He died on 5 2 1881 age82. ..Details of John Frederick (Cobcroft)s family are given n entry for John (Cobcroft SCARBOROUGH 1790) on this Website. .. >>>Mary (Cassidy) was Free by Servitude by 1798. On 5 4 1798 she married secondly John (Yeomans) emancipist at St Phillips CofE Sydney & produced 8children. She died on 15 12 1835 age65 mother of 10children. John (Yeomans) was born in 1767. He was tried w/2others for burglary at Warwickshire Assizes on 31 7 1790, sentenced to death reprieved to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship BRITANNIA. He may have adopted his wifes children. He was Free by Servitude by 1800. [Some details taken from this Website] ROSE Thomas (Rose) married Jane (Topp her first marriage) in 1779 in Dorsetshire. He arrived in NSW as a government-sponsored specialist farmer/settler with his family on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He was recorded in 1827 as a settler.>>> Jane (Topp/Tropp) was born about 1762. She arrived in NSW with her family on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. She died on 27 12 1827 age65 at Wilberforce & was buried, as (Rose), at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. Thomas (Rose) & Jane (Topp) produced 7children: 1.Thomas (Rose) was born about 1780. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He married firstly Jane (Jones her first marriage) on 24 5 1800 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He farmed at Wilberforce Hawkesbury near Mary (Rose) & William (Green) & was affected by floods there in 1806.>>> ..Jane (Jones) was born in 1880 in London. She arrived in NSW with her mother in 1788 after a voyage of 12months on First Fleet ship LADY PENRHYN. She had a second relationship with James (Walsh). She is recorded in 1828 as living with James (Walsh) at Airds. She produced perhaps 3children in her lifetime. ..Details of Jane (Jones)s family are given in entry for Elizabeth (Evans LADY PENRHYN 1788) on this Website. ..Thomas (Rose) & Jane (Jones) produced 3children: ..1.Thomas (Rose) was born in 1800. ..2.William (Rose) was born on 2 5 1802 at Hawkesbury & baptised on 25 8 1816 age14 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 25 6 1845 age43. ..3.??? (Rose) .. ..[Noted a James (Rose) is recorded as born in 1806-no parents given] ..[ & a Thomas (Rose) is recorded as born in 1806-no parents given] .. >>>Thomas (Rose) had a second relationship with Ann (Crew). He was recorded in 1822, 1824, 1827 & 1828 as a farmer & in 1830 as a publican. He returned in 1829 to England (with his family?). He produced 14children in his lifetime. ..Ann (Crew) was born on 25 3 1796 & baptised on 17 4 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She died on 14 8 1857 age61. ..Details of Ann (Crew)s family are given above. ..Thomas (Rose) & Ann (Crew) produced 12children: ..1.Jane (Rose) was born in June 1812. She died on 15 7 1812 age about3w at Wilberforce & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor-mothers name shown as (Yeomans). ..2.Sarah (Rose) was born on 17 7 1813 & baptised on 7 11 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 15 12 1813 age5m at Wilberforce & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor-mothers name shown as (Yeomans). ..3.Mary Ann (Rose) was born in 1815. She died on 23 11 1815 age2m at Wilberforce & was buried at St Matthews CofE Windsor-mothers name shown as (Yeomans). ..4.John (Rose) was born on 26 9 1816 at Wilberforce & baptised on 24 11 1816 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 28 2 1835 age18. ..5.Elizabeth Mary Ann (Rose) was born on 22 11 1818 at Wilberforce & baptised on 18 7 1819 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 19 12 1908 age90. ..6.Elizabeth (Rose) was born 22 11 1818also & baptised at Wesleyan Methodist Windsor. ..7.George (Rose) was born on 9 9 1820 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 9 1822 age2 w/Joseph at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He died on 19 9 1901 age81+. ..8.Joseph (Rose) was born on 6 8 1822 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 9 1822 w/George at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..9.Mary Ann (Rose) was born on 28 7 1824 at Wilberforce & baptised on 8 8 1824 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. .10.Richard William (Rose) was born on 12 8 1826 at Wilberforce & baptised on 15 4 1827 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He died on 9 10 1901 age75. .11.Kasia Jane (Rose) was born on 4 12 1827 at Wilberforce & baptised on 23 9 1828 at St James CofE Pitt Town. She died on 10 10 1828 age10months at Wilberforce & was buried at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. .12.James Lionel (Rose) was born on 11 9 1829 at Wilberforce & baptised on 18 7 1830 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. He died on 24 3 1893 age63. .. 2.Mary (Rose) was born about 1781. She arrived in NSW with her parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. She married firstly (1of3) William (Green) on 7/15 2 1800 at St Philips CofE Sydney & produced 3children.>>> ..William (Green) was born about 1774 in Devon & became a miller & carpenter. He was tried for being at the same place & same time as a burglary at Devon Assizes on 20 3 1797, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 18 5 1798 after a voyage of 8months on BARWELL. In May 1802 he purchased a farm at Wilberforce Hawkesbury near Thomas (Rose) & Jane (Jones). He died on 22 3 1806 age32 drowned while helping others in Hawkesbury River floods & was buried at Greens Burial Ground Windsor. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Rose) married secondly (2of3) Henry (Murray) on 9 2 1807 at St Johns CofE Parramatta.>>> ..Henry (Murray) was born about 1783. He was tried for stealing a horse & pistols, on 10 1 1803, of 10th Regiment of Light Dragoons while at Chichester Sussex, at Horsham Assizes on 28 3 1803, sentenced to death reprieved to Life, held at Horsham prison & arrived at Sydney Cove NSW as a convict on 7 5 1804 after a voyage of 6months on COROMANDEL. He was issued his Conditional Pardon on 23 4 1811. He died on 20 12 1812 age about29 by hanging suicide & was buried at St Matthews CofE Sydney. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. >>>Mary (Rose/Murray) married thirdly James (Singleton) on 13 6 1814 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced perhaps 7children. She died on 25 1 1838 age about56 mother of perhaps 10children at Wilberforce. ..James (Singleton) was born in 1777 in England. He stayed in England when the family was transported to NSW & emigrated on AEOLUS arriving in Australia as a settler on 26 1 1809. (Smees records show him as arriving on PITT in 1792). He was recorded as a farmer in 1823. ..Details of James (Singleton)s family are given in entry for William (Singleton PITT 1792) on this Website. .. 3.Joshua (Rose) was born in 1783 in Dorsetshire. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He married Ann (Hackett age16) on 19 10 1810 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded in 1821 as a settler & in 1826 & 1830 as a farmer. ..Ann (Hackett/Harris) was born on 12 7 1794 & baptised on 23 10 1796 at St Phillips CofE Sydney. ..Details of Ann (Hackett)s family are given in entry for John (Hackett SUGAR CANE 1793) on this Website. ..Joshua (Rose) & Ann (Hackett) produced at least 5children: ..1.Elizabeth (Rose) was born on 14 4 1817 at Wilberforce & baptised on 1 2 1818 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Thomas (Rose) was born on 25 5 1819 at Wilberforce & baptised on 4 7 1819 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..3.Mary Ann (Rose) was born on 23 4 1821 at Wilberforce & baptised on 16 12 1821 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..[Noted a Mary Ann (Rose) is recorded as born in 1826 & died on 16 9 1828 age2 at Lower Branch; buried at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach-may be her] ..4.Sarah (Rose) was born on 1 11 1825 at Wilberforce & baptised on 13 8 1826 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..5.William Henry (Rose) was born on 30 12 1828 at Nelsons Reach & baptised on 28 3 1830 age14m w/2nd cousin William Thomas (Green) at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. .. 4.Richard (Rose) was born in 1789 in Dorsetshire. He arrived in NSW with his parents on 16 1 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BELLONA. He married Susannah (Cross/Richardson her second marriage) on 16 8 1817 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded in 1823 as a settler, 1826 as a carpenter & in 1828 as a farmer. ..Susannah (Cross/Richardson) was born in 1792. She married firstly Anthony (Richardson) emancipist on 3 2 1812 at st Matthews CofE Sydney. She married secondlly Richard (Rose) on 16 8 1817 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. She died on 27 8 1872 age about80 mother of at least 8children. ..Details of Susannah (Cross)s family are given in entry for Charles (Cross NEPTUNE 1790) on this Website. ..Richard (Rose) & Susannah (Cross/Richardson) produced at least 8children: ..1.Richard (Rose) was born on 14 12 1817 at Wilberforce & baptised on 26 7 1818 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..2.Thomas (Rose) was born on 1 8 1820 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 10 1820 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..3.Jane (Rose) was born on 22 6 1823 at Wilberforce & baptised on 3 8 1823 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. ..4.Sarah (Rose) was born in 1824. ..5.Henry Christopher (Rose) was born on 11 12 1825 at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 1 1826 w/Mary Ann at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..6.Mary Ann (Rose) was born on 11 12 1825also at Wilberforce & baptised on 29 1 1826 w/Henry Christopher at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..[Noted a Mary Ann (Rose) is recorded as born in 1826 & died on 16 9 1828 age2 at Lower Branch; buried at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach-no parents given-may be her] ..7.Susannah (Rose) was born on 22 7 1828 at Lower Branch & baptised on 28 9 1828 at St Thomas Wesleyan Sackville Reach. ..8.Joshua (Rose) was born in 1829. .. 5.John (Rose) was born on 4 7 1792 & baptised on 4 7 1793 age1! at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He was living at Wilberforce when he married Mary (Lyons age16) of Wilberforce on 21 3 1825 at St Matthews CofE Windsor. He was recorded in 1826 & 1827 as a farmer & 1830 as a publican. He died on 9 7 1848 age56+. ..Mary (Lyons) was born in 1809. She was recorded at Wilberforce in 1825. She died on 31 1 1896 age about86. ..Details of Mary (Lyons)s family are given in entry for John (Lyons ATLAS 1802) on this Website. ..John (Rose) & Mary (Lyons) produced at least 4children: ..1.John Thomas (Rose) was born in October 1825. ..2.Joshua John (Rose) was born on 15 1 1826 at Wilberforce & baptised on 27 8 1826 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..3.Eleanor (Rose) was born on 15 4 1827 at Wilberforce & baptised on 3 6 1827 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. ..4.Rebecca Jane (Rose) was born on 13 6 1829 at Wilberforce & baptised on 18 7 1830 at St Johns CofE Wilberforce. .. 6.Sarah (Rose) was born on 24 7 1795 & baptised on 10 11 1797 age2 w/Henry at St Phillips CofE Sydney. She married Henry (Buttsworth) on 8 11 1813 at St Matthews CofE Windsor & produced 13children. She died on 14 7 1869 age73-. ..Henry (Boswaite/Buttsworth/Bozeat) was born on 1 11 1789 at Great Staughton Huntingdonshire on 1 11 1789 & became a miller. He was charged w/1other for stealing sheep of Wm (Smith) Stoke Doyle Huntingdonshire, held at Huntingdon county gaol, transferred to Northamptonshire Gaol, tried at Northampton Assizes, sentenced to death commuted to Life on 5 3 1810, held on hulks COROMANDEL PERSEUS & LAUREL in Portsmouth Harbour from 26 9 1810 & arrived in NSW as a convict on 31 3 1812 after a voyage of 7months on GUILDFORD; he was Protestant. He was assigned to his wife in 1813. He was recorded in 1822 as a settler & 1824 as a farmer. He had considerable difficulties with neighbourhood trespassing in 1826. He is recorded in 1826 as a farmer & in 1828 as having a Conditional Pardon farming on 115acres at Wilberforce. He was a miller when he died on 17 12 1853 age64 at Wilberforce Hawkesbury where he was buried-his property seems to have passed to his eldest son William. ..[Some details taken from this Website] .. 7.Henry (Rose) was born on 26 7 1797 & baptised on 10 11 1797 w/Sarah at St Phillips CofE Sydney. He died on 24 12 1849 age52. ..[Noted a John (Rose) is recorded as born in October 1828 & died on 30 10 1828 age3w at Nelsons Reach; buried at St Thomas CofE/Wesleyan Sackville Reach-no parents given.] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

Level 2

Lynda Sharpe on 21st February 2021

The highway robber William Williams (alias Crew) was never transported to Australia. His life sentence was commuted to transportation but he died of fever in Newgate Prison in January 1790. "Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that is to say at the Parish of Christ Church in the Ward of Farringdon within in London aforesaid on the 12th: day of January 1790 on view of the Body of William Williams then and there lying Dead, Thomas Brown a Prisoner in His Majesty's Gaol of Newgate maketh Oath that he hath known the deced William Williams about three Months that he was also a Prisoner in the said Gaol that he hath been in the Sick Ward where Dept attends these eight days very ill with a Decline attended with symptoms of the Fever that he continued very ill until this Morning about two OClock when he departed this Life that he was attended by the Surgeon of the said Gaol and Dept. has no doubt the aforesaid disorders occasioned his Death. Sworn the 12th. day of January 1790 before me} Thos Brown Sources: https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?div=t17891209-2 https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt17891209-2-defend51 https://www.londonlives.org/browse.jsp?div=LMCLIC65003IC650030037

Level 18

Rosenne on 7th March 2013

William Crew (as he was known in the Colony)was born in 1771 in Somerset, Bristol, England. William received a Conditional Pardon 12 December 1794. He also received a Land Grant of 30 acres at the flats at Upper Port Jackson (Concord). His English partner in crime his cousin (John WILLIAMS) now known in the colony as John MILLER was also granted 30 acres adjoining William's land. William married Mary Cassidy convict aboard the 'Kitty' in 1795 at Concord, Greater Sydney, NSW. They had two children before William died. William died 26 December 1797 at Concord and was buried in the Devonshire Street Cemetery.