WILLIAMS, Henry & Mary
Born 1 January 1825
Origin Bexley, Kent, UK
Accompanying Family Frederick, Jane, Lillian plus one son (name unknown)
First settled in Albany, Western Australia
Original Occupation Soldier/Prison Officer
Occupation in Australia Assistant Warder
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Departure Port Portsmouth
Arrival Year 1864
Albany
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Henry fought in the Crimean War, was wounded and pensioned off to become a Prison Officer at Parkhurst Prison in the Isle of Wight. Accompanied convicts to Albany as Assistant Warder in Albany and later in Williams. Was responsible for the building of the the Lower King and Lower Kalgan Bridges.
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