Summary
Personal Information
Voyage
Transportation
Joseph Willis 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 133 (68) |
| 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
"Joseph is my 5 x Grandfather"
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Convict Notes
Joseph Willis was 30 years old when indicted, at The Old Bailey, for stealing a sack, value 2s., and 4 bushels of wheat, value 35s., the property of Thomas Jordan and Robert Heath, farmers at Stanwell. 6/10/1809: Married Ann Green, at Langley Marish, Buckinghamshire. They had 1 child, James Born 31/12/1809-Died 31/1/11810. Joseph settledin Parramatta after he had served his 7 year sentence. 11/7/1820: Married Rosetta/Rose Murphy (Janus 1820) and they had 2 children, Mary 1821-1826 and John Aug/1825-22/11/1896. Rosetta also had an infant son Thomas when she arrived. Thomas died in 1845 30/8/1855: Joseph died, and is buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery at Parramatta, along with Rosetta who died in 1862.