Charles Williams, Convict "Ganges" 1797

Charles was convicted of stealing and driving away a chestnut gelding the property of John Hutchinson at the Lincolnshire assizes at Gedney on 9 March 1793. He was sentenced to Death but had this commuted to transportation for 14 years. he arrived in Australia in 1797 on the ship Ganges and spent some time on Norfolk Island were he possibly meet his wife Ann Lucas who was born on the island. They moved to Tasmania between 1820 and 1822

Charles disappeared in mysterious circumstances around 1835.He is believed to have been murdered on the Pyrmont Bridge in Sydney NSW.

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