He is descended from Irish convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land in the 1840s.
John Williams was a convict transported to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
Other were sentenced to be transported to Van Diemen's Land, others to Bermuda.
Transported to Van Diemen's Land.
He pleaded guilty and was transported to Van Diemen's Land for the term of his natural life.
I believe he was transported to Van Diemen's Land, so it seems justice was served.
Its leaders were transported to Van Diemen's Land.
Frederick had been transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1830, with Frederick's fiancee, Mary Ann, following him.
In total, some 75,000 convicts were transported to Van Diemen's Land, or about 40% of all convicts sent to Australia.
Moral and religious reform played a very important role in the education and rehabilitation of the convicts transported to Van Diemen's Land.
