James Williams

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Brian & Lee-Anne Kenane (nee Moloney) & Niall Tangney

• fact. Williams apparently re-enlisted soon afterwards. By September 1808 he had served 26 years 234 days; he was then aged 48 years and six months. Born at Rixham(Wrexham) Denbigh, Wales, he was a blacksmith, 5ft 8ins tall, with a long dark complexioned face, black hair and hazel eyes. In 1806 Williams was living with Rachael Watkins (Neptune 1790) who in that year was recorded with one son and three daughters: Susannah (1792), Ann(1794), Sarah(c1798) and Michael(c1802). She had been sent to Norfolk Island in August 1790 and had returned to Port Jackson after 1796. The date at which her relationship with Williams commenced is uncertain. When the NSW Corps was withdrawn in 1810 Williams remained in the colony, transferring to the Invalid (later Veteran) Company. He was on guard duty at South Head when he died on 16 march 1820. His burial was registered at St. Phillip's. Sydney, age given as 70. His wife and several of her children later worked for the manufacturer Simeon Lord at Botany where Rachael died on 10 February 1840, aged about 80. ______________________________ ------------------------------ James Williams (c1760-1820) James Williams, private marine 23rd (Portsmouth) Company, joined Sirius as part of the ship's complement on 24 February 1787. He had joined the marine corps on 16 March 1782 and had served in the East Indies in 1783-85. From Port Jackson on 2 October 1788 he was sent to Norfolk Island by Golden Grove, having made a will to William Standley on 30 August. At Norfolk Island on 26 April 1789 Williams received 24 lashes after a quarrel with a fellow marine 912 for the quarrel and 12 for fighting in the hut of a convict). He returned to Port Jackson by Supply on 12 February 1791, and in March was discharged from the ship's books to the Port Jackson detachment. Deciding to become a settler, he returned to Norfolk Island by Atlantic on 26 October 1791, and was given 60 acres on the left of Cascade Road, Phillipsburg, selling grain to stores from the end of 1792. He left the island in September 1792 by Atlantic and joined the NSW corps. He was back at Norfolk Island in 1793, arriving by Kitty in February. He was transferred back to Sydney at the end of 1794 and discharged from the company of George Johnston in October 1799.
Charles James Williams a Marine arrived on "Sirius" and was posted to Norfolk Island. He is believed to have married Sarah Watkins, convict ex "Neptune", in NFI, however there does not appear to be any records of the event. They eventually moved to Sydney after a number of attempts to settle on NFI. He was granted land and ultimately settled and died in Sydney. James was my 5G Grandfather. Basically the line goes :- James Williams / Rachel Watkins Daughter; Sarah William / Stephen Partridge Daughter; Susannah ( Susan ) Partridge / Daniel McFarling ( Macfarlane) Daughter; Sarah McFarling (Macfarlane) / Charles Joseph Jones Son; Bertrude Jones / Agnes Louisa Jahns Son; Cyril Frederick Jones / Ellen Philomena Roveen Son; Lawrence Jude Jones / Roberta Garrett

• connection. Niall Tangney 's links to Robert are:

Niall Tangney . . .
Is a descendant of Stephen Partridge and Sarah Williams (c1795)
Her father was James Williams (1760) & he also had Ann Williams (1794) who married Thomas Howard (1776)
They had Ellen Howard (1815) who married John Pike (1808)
They had Elizabeth Pike (1834) who married Robert Power (1833)
They had Amelia Power (1875) who married William McKelvey (1867)
They had Sheila McKelvey (1911) who married George Irwin (1911)
His father was Thomas Irwin (1888)
His father was Thomas Irwin (1855) & he also had Miriam Irwin (1883) who married Austen Stewart Dawes ((1874)
He was the son of William Dawes (1847)
Who was the son of Phillip Dawes (1809)
Who was the son of Aaron Daw (1799) who also had Edward Dawes (1813)
Who had James (1843) who married Charlotte Peck and had Annie Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Bray (1869)
Who had Albert Bray (1896)
Who had Robert Albert Bray (1920)
Who had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

James married Rachel Watkins. (Rachel Watkins was born in 1759 and died on 10 Feb 1840 in Botany, Sydney, NSW Australia.)