Convict William Ward

[petwal]

Good afternoon Roots Chatterers
I am researching the life & career of convict William Ward, a pioneer mariner & settler of the Kincumber NSW district. He was born in about 1793 in London convicted of theft in 1816 & transported to New South Wales & then Tasmania in 1817. He is thought to settled in the Brisbane Water, Kincumber district in 1837 following his marriage to Catherine Mitchell in Sydney. They had a family of 10 children. Two of the boys Mannasseh & Ephraim became ship builders in the Brisbane Water District. William died at Kincumber on 16 Feb 1876 and was buried in St Paul’s Church Cemetery, Kincumber, New South Wales.
I would assistance in tracing his time in Tasmania including the date he left Tasmania and his subsequent place of residence and occupation when he returned to New South Wales up to 1837. I would like to find further information on his career as Master Mariner & timber merchant after settling at Kincumber.
Any help would be appreciated
Petwal

[giblet]

Hi,

I assume you have already seen William's convict records online in the Tasmania state archives? If not the link below will lead you to them.
The below link also has some passenger list departures.
http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/research/browse-by-category/familyhistory2

Trove newspapers have some family notices on this family, sometimes tracking the kids can give info on the parents. Well worth a look if you havent already.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y

Also just googling gives some results on the family as well.
http://kincumbervillage.com.au/our-history.php

[Neil Todd]

Also some info.
http://www.kincumberanglican.com.au/about/history.htm

My family were entrenched in the history of that area and had connections with MacMaster and held property at what became Davis Town after William Davis. William Todd 1828-1910. Interested if you come across any further connections. He was a Carpenter and involved heavily in the Church at Kincumber, I believe.

Neil

[davisd]

I am most interested in your research both on William Ward and on William Davis - both great great grandfathers of mine. I keep trying to send you personal messages, but I suppose you do not notice them. I may have more information for you on Wm Davis's family.

[bruceward51]

Sorry to be late into this discussion, but I have done a lot of research into William Ward and his descendants. There is a bit of misinformation out there about his origins. Based on his convict records, he was probably born about 1799. The earlier date is based on his death certificate, which possibly over-estimates his age. His trial records and marriage records both agree on a 1799-1800 birth.
William served most, if not all his sentence in Tasmania at Georgetown. There are several records of disciplinary actions there and he is listed on the convict Musters in 1820 and 1821. His Certificate of Freedom was advertised in the newspapers in February 1824.
I have recently uncovered evidence that he may have travelled to Sydney as a temporary crew member on the Lord Liverpool, arriving in Sydney in October 1824. He probably started shipping shingles from Brisbane Water some time in 1825.
I have a lot more detail about his career as a timber merchant and his shipping activities if you are interested.

[davisd]

Sorry to be late into this discussion, but I have done a lot of research into William Ward and his descendants. There is a bit of misinformation out there about his origins. Based on his convict records, he was probably born about 1799. The earlier date is based on his death certificate, which possibly over-estimates his age. His trial records and marriage records both agree on a 1799-1800 birth."

It is good to connect. I know you by your reputation and as another descendant of Wm Ward through his daughter Emily, I welcome to opportunity to discuss his origins.

I've been working on him for more than a decade and question your discovery of his parents. I believe his parents were in fact John & Mary Ward of Marylebone. I have looked again and again at your find of Wm and Catherine (Hennell) Ward but <feel> it is unliklely to say the least that a child of middle class Londoners would be working as a chimney sweep. So I've been scouting about the neighborhood looking for clues and have come to a different conclusion. I'd be more than delighted to discuss this by email or PM if you are willing. If you would send me a personal message on Rootschat we could exchange emails and have a further conversation between cousins. Davis