Richard Williams (1822 - 1881)

Born 1822 in Bodmin Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Susan (Whitton) Williams — married about 1841 in Devon, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1881 at about age 59 in Roma, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Richard was born in 1822. He passed away in 1881.

Christening Date 6 Jun 1824 Egloshayle, Cornwall, England ^[1]

Census, 1851 Age 29 Residence St Thomas St, Penryn, Birth Year (Estimated) 1822 Birthplace Bodmin, Cornwall Married Occupation Wool Comber
With him were wife Susan Age 30 Birth Year (Estimated) 1821 Birthplace Stonehouse, Devonshire son Richard Williams age 8 Birth Year (Estimated) 1843 Birthplace Plymouth, Devonshire and daughter Rosina Williams age 6 Birth Year (Estimated) 1845 Birthplace Penryn, Cornwall^[2]

26 May 1855 Truro, ship, 694 tons, from Liverpool, 14th February with 318 Govt. immigrants. The Truro encountered very severe weather in the Bay of Biscay, where she lost her fore-top sail yard. Off Tristan D'Achunna was becalmed 14 days, being six days in sight of the islands. In a gale off Van Diemen's Land she lost her quarter boat. She has made a good run, being 93 days to Sydney and 102 days to Moreton Bay. The immigrants are all in good health, and are reported as an orderly and well educated body of people. They speak highly of Capt. Duncan, the master of the vessel. On the passage there were 10 births and one death - an infant. There are 318 in all, 48 being single women and 48 single men. The steamer Hawk was engaged to bring them to Brisbane, and completed the job yesterday. ^[3]

see also 1855 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.', The Moreton Bay Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1846 - 1861), 9 June, p. 2. , ^[4]

WILLIAMS Richard ; Age: 32 ; Occupation: Labourer ; Native Place: Cornwall; Parents Philip and Mary both deceased No relatives in Australai^[5]

Susan ; Age: 33 From: Plymouth Parents Nathaniel and Susan from Plymouth

William and Susan could not read or write

Richard ; Age: 12

Rosina ; Age: 9

Kate ; Age: 3

Philip ; Age: Infant (one of 10 born on the voyage?)

They were the only Williams on the Truro

Birth of Philip 1860 C27 Philip Nathaniel Williams Richard Susan Whitton

Mr. Richard Williams and Mr. Charles Woodcroft donated 10 shillings to the MORETON BAY BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND on 16 Dec 1858^[6]

BURIAL Roma General Cemetery Roma, Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia PLOT Grave 0018 Row 62 South^[7]

Notes

Richard is not the son of Richard Williams (Williams-30660). Immigration records show Richard is son of Philip and Mary Williams both deceased before 1955

Richard was from Cornwall but Susan and children from Plymouth?

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW49-M78 : 10 April 2021), Richard Williams, 1824.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKJ-J4J : 9 November 2019), Susan Williams in household of Richard Williams, , Cornwall, England; citing , Cornwall, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sandie/strays/truro.html
4. ↑ http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3712949
5. ↑ "Australia, New South Wales, Assisted Immigrants Inwards, 1828-1890", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CLW4-R76Z : 18 January 2021), Rosina Williams, 1855.
6. ↑ 1858 'Advertising', The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880), 16 December, p. 2. , viewed 24 Jul 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75525942
7. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242492828/richard-williams