Francis Reardon, eldest daughter of Bart Snr, was born on 12 October 1794. She travelled to Hobart with her mother on the 'Lady Nelson' arriving on 29 November 1807. Shortly after, on 8 August 1808, she married the convict, Thomas Whellan Williams. She was still only 13! I hold a copy of the Marriage Certificate which both participants signed with a cross, meaning that they were probably illiterate. My sister’s research revealed that Thomas Williams had received a 14-year sentence but we have yet to discover what his crime was to get double the usual term. On the St. David's memorial in Hobart, Williams is mentioned as a later arrival in 1808 - perhaps Thomas and Frances had met before Hobart. It was a bountiful union as the couple produced ten children. Frances died on 3 September 1862, Thomas on 10 January 1853.
From Online Tree FRANCES REARDON (1794-1857) NEW Married 1808
Children Charlotte Elizabeth (-) James (1809-1862) John Woodhall (1811-1862) Thomas (1814-1893) Richard (1816-1884) Bartholomew (1818-1876) William (1821-1856) ELIZABETH Hannah (1823-1887) Mary Ann (1823-) Ann Nancy (1827-1904) Susanna (1830-1893) Henry (1833-1886) Charles Raymond (1849-1850) Eliza Alice (1851-1886)
From Family Search
Thomas Williams 1769-1851 • MKP4-T6N Marriage: 8 August 1808 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Frances Reardon
1794-1857 • 977F-754
Children of Frances Reardon and Thomas Williams (10) James Williams 1809-1862 • LDH1-6BB
John Williams 1811-Deceased • LDH1-6BS
Thomas Williams 1814-1893 • LDH1-6TP
Richard Williams 1816-1884 • LDH1-6Y6
Bartholomew Williams 1818-1876 • LDH1-6TH
William Williams 1821-1856 • MV5H-LC6
Elizabeth Hannah Williams 1823-1887 • LDH1-6Y9
Ann Williams
1827-1904 • KH2H-XBC
Susannah Williams 1830-1893 • LDH1-6BX
Henry Williams 1833-1886 • MVMR-RVL
Readon, Frances Name: Readon, Frances Record Type: Marriages Gender: Female Spouse: Williams, Thomas Gender: Male Date of marriage: 08 Aug 1808 Registered: Hobart Registration year: 1808 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:816076
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