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Henry Thomas Williams

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Daniel

Daniel Report 14 May 2010 00:33

I am trying to find Henry Thomas Williams's birth certificate he was born (London)1803, Transported to Australia, New South Wales in 1820 (aged 16 or 17). Died in Adelaide, South Australia in1879 Henry was my great great grandfather. He married Elizabeth Jenkins in 1832 in NSW.
can anyone help
cheers
daniel

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 14 May 2010 00:46

There are no birth certificates to find, unfortunately. Civil birth registration only started in 1837 in England. Before that, there may be baptism records in parish records.

Did he ever give any information about his parents' names - when he married in Australia, or did anyone report them when he died?


For info:


England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892
about Henry Williams
Name: Henry Williams
Age: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1804
Date of Trial: Feb 1820
Trial Year: 1820
Location of Trial: Middlesex, England
Sentence: Transportation


This baptism would certainly match the info you have:

HENRY THOMAS WILLIAMS
Birth: 07 JAN 1803
Christening: 27 FEB 1803 St Sepulchre, London, London, England
Father: HENRY WILLIAMS
Mother: SARAH
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.
Batch No.: C025651

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/igi/search_igi.asp

That is the only birth to those parents in that batch.

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Daniel

Daniel Report 14 May 2010 12:14

Thank you for that. It gives a bit more of an idea were to look next.
Cheers
Daniel Williams