Life History

Notes

• Arrived on ship "Mary" in 1832 and settled at Little Swanport.
  Described as "William Woollett of Vandiemans Land - The first free settler".
  Most info from Ross Woollett.
  
  
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  From: Jack@Gay Woollett <<email address>>
  To: <<email address>>
  Subject: Woollett search
  Date: 28 June 1999 07:56
  
  G'day Les,
  Thank you for your home page, and the oppertunity to e-mail you.
  Our William Woollett was born in England, we don't know where, although Rye
  has been mentioned, in c1808. He  came to Ausrtalia on the "Mary" in 1832,
  arriving in Tasmania, where he married Sarah Buxton in 1838. They had three
  children before Sarah died in 1844. William never married again. When
  william died in 1869 in New South Wales, Aust., his death certificate told
  us that his parents were "unknown" but his fathers occupation was listed as
  "Medical Profession". I can not find out anything about william before his
  arrival in Aust. Can you fit him in your family by any of this info? I'm
  sorry, there's not much to go by.
  Gay Woollett.
  
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  Note:
  Ross Woollett, 19 Gordon Street, Mosman, New South Wales 2088, Australia.
  Fax / Phone +2 9960 3720
  Email <email address>
  Sent me a tree which gave several generations of descendants of William and Sarah.
  See Ross tree on paper + letter.
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