WILLIAMS John
| Name | John WILLIAMS |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1807 |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1807, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Parents | unknown |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | Hobart |
| Street Address |
Murray Street, Hobart Elizabeth Street, Hobart Liverpool Street, Hobart |
| Marriage/Spouse | Wife and two children, England (widowed) |
| Trial | 20 July 1846, Liverpool Quarter Sessions, Lancashire 16 September 1853, Hobart Quarter Sessions |
| Sentence | 1846: Ten years transportation for stealing watches and a timepiece, the property of his employer, watchmaker Mr Peter Longsworth.
Before transportation: Held on the hulk Europa at Gibraltar. 1853: Transportation for life (seven years probation) for stealing watches, jewellery, and a coat from Thomas E Robinson, watchmaker, Elizabeth Street. |
| Arrival | 20 December 1851 on the convict ship, Rodney (2) |
| Police Number | 25194 |
| Convict Assignment | Francis Abbott, Thomas Hamilton, and Thomas Robinson, watchmakers, Hobart. |
| Ticket of Leave | June 1861 |
| Conditional Pardon | 10 May 1864 |
| Other | 1853: Assigned to watchmakers Francis Abbott, Thomas Hamilton, and Thomas Robinson.
August 1853: Absconded. September 1853: Colonial sentence, transportation for life. 20 April 1864: Departed Tasmania for Melbourne on the ship Tasmania. |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| TAHO: CON33/1/105, CON18/1/56, CON14/1/44, CON30/1/2 1853, AB693/1/1 Court 1853. Web: Ancestry: United Kingdom Prison Commission Records 1846; Findmypast England & Wales Prisons & Punishments, Hulk Europa, Gibraltar; Founders & Survivors convict database. Liverpool Mercury 3 July 1846 (British Newspaper Archive); Tasmanian Colonist 5 September 1853, 6 October 1853; The Mercury (Hobart) 21 April 1864. |
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