William Brooks Wetherill (1820-1903) – transported to Australia

Hobart in the 1840s

William Brooks Wetherill (1820-1903).My 5th great-uncle. William Brooks Wetherill was born on 7 March 1820 to Thomas Wetherill and Rebecca Brooks and was baptised on the 12th at St John Timberhill in Norwich, Norfolk. He was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to 10 years’ transportation to Australia. He grew up in Norwich with his […]

Robert Stolladay (1804-1862) – transported to Australia

Sydney from Pinchgut Island in about 1826, when Robert arrived

Robert Stolladay (1804-1862) and Mary Anne McGuigan.My 3rd great-grand uncle. Every family has its share of black sheep and Robert Stolladay was one of ours. He suffered the horrors of transportation to Australia for burglary but forged a new life there, had a family and then died a miserable death. The eldest child of James Stoliday […]