William Ezzy (Convict)
| First name | William |
|---|---|
| Last name | Ezzy (Convict) |
| Country of Origin | England |
| Date of Birth | 1765 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1792 |
| Submitted by | Russell Newton |
Story
Born at Reading, Berkshire, England in 1765. With his first wife Jane Ezzy (ne Floid), born 1770, and with baby daughter Luisa born Southwalk, London in 1792, arrived in Sydney on the “Royal Admiral” on 07 October 1792.
The “royal Admiral”, a sailing ship of the Second Fleet, was 120 feet long, 38 feet wide and weighed 919 tons.
On the voyage from Torbay, England to Port Jackson, Sydney in 1792, carried 511 passengers including 338 convicts and took 41/2 months for the journey.
Jane Ezzy was granted 30 acres of land at Mulgrove Place, near Windsor, in 1797. William Ezzy was granted 130 acres of land in Richmond in 1804, which is now part of Richmond Airport. The family settled in this area, “along the Richmond-Windsor” where a lot of early Ezzy history is found.
Written by Russell Newton in 2008.