Summary
Personal Information
Crime
Voyage
Transportation
William Williamson was transported on the Surrey Or Surry, departing 31st Dec 1813 and arriving 28th Jul 1814 with 204 passengers.
Built at Harwich in 1811 a square-rigged transport ship of 443 tons and copper lined she had two decks with a height between decks of 5 ft. 8 ins. In 1818, she had a major refit increasing the decks (and convict carrying capacity) to three. She was owned by the London firm of F. & C.F. Mangles.
Surrey Or Surry (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 136 |
| 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
Hulk Record. Portsmouth Hulks HO 9/8 3 (page 32) Received from Stafford, 7 Sep 1813. Wm. Williamson, age 61, Ho. Breaking, tried 11 March 1813, at Stafford, Life, NSW 17 Jan 1814. Colonial Secretary Index. WILLIAMSON, William. Per "Surrey", 1814 1814 Aug 18 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Surrey" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution (Reel 6004; 4/3493 p.256)
The following prisoners condemned, but afterwards reprieved, were—John Nicholls for forgery; Michael Smith, and Richard Allerton, for privately stealing; William Williamson, and Elizabeth Male, for house-breaking; Thomas Cooper, for stealing bay mare; and John Johnson, for sheep stealing. Thomas Adams, aged 14, for robbery at Walsall, was sentenced to be transported for seven years. Oxford University and City Herald, 27 March 1813.