WILLIAMS James
| Name | James WILLIAMS |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1813 |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/Baptism | Born 16 May 1813, Shoreditch, London, England Bapt. 8 June 1813, St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England |
| Parents | Possibly: Charles (watchmaker) and Mary Williams |
| Apprenticeship | |
| Skills | Watchmaker, Watch Spring Maker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | |
| Trial | 15 December 1834, Central Criminal Court, London |
| Sentence | Seven years transportation for stealing one pound of butter and four shillings, despite good character references given by watch spring makers Edward James Ansell and John Hartshorn. |
| Arrival | 1 August 1835 on the convict ship, Mangles |
| Police Number | 1920 |
| Convict Assignment | |
| Ticket of Leave | 10 July 1839 |
| Conditional Pardon | |
| Other | Other skills recorded: labourer
Approx. 1838-1839: Convict constable, Hobart. November 1841: Certificate of Freedom 27 September 1848: Oatlands Supreme Court, not guilty of stealing four shirts. |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| TAHO: CON31/1/47, CON18/1/16, SC32/1/6 1848. Web: Ancestry: London, England, Church of England Births & Baptisms 1813; Old Bailey Online, Reference t18341205-293, 5 December 1844; Founders & Survivors convict database. Hobart Town Courier 19 October 1838; Cornwall Chronicle 20 July 1839. |
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