Dictionary of Sydney

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Watts, Joseph John

Sawyer and groom who was tried at the Northampton Assizes in England on 4 March 1833 for housebreaking and transported for life to New South Wales. Watts later owned Randwick's Newmarket Precinct during its early days and became a prominent citizen of the Sydney suburb of Smithfield, initiating the district's first religious service.

Milestone
Born
England
1811
Arrived Sydney
Aurora
03 Nov 1833
Died
Smithfield, Sydney
17 Dec 1873
Occupation
Property
Owner of
1852 - 17 Dec 1873