I am interested in the fate of William Jerroms/Jerrom/Jerome (plus other variations in spelling) who was convicted of “house breaking” in 1831 and later the same year transported per “Asia” to Sydney. Ten years after arriving in 1832 William Jerroms applied to marry firstly Julia Walch 16/8/1842 & secondly Julia Walsh 30/8/1842 and was rejected on both occasions because he was already “married with a child”. Then after 5 years, circa 1847, William Jerroms became the father of a son William to Julia Walsh, her maiden name suggesting the couple were not married. Then on 8/6/1850 Julia Walsh gave birth to John who died a week later. Possibly suffering depression from the death of her son John, Julia Walsh jumped into Sydney Harbour holdfing 3 year old William on 5/8/1850. The husband & father William Jerroms was described as a “waterman” at the inquest and the burials were conducted by a Roman Catholic priest. Within a few months William Jerom married Martha Webbey on 4/11/1850 and the couple had a son Henry on 23/11/1851 who was baptised at St Andrews Presbyterian on 25/11/1851, the father being a “waterman” of Bathurst St. After that birth I have been unable to trace anything about the later life of William Jerroms, such as his death. A summary of events concerning William Jerroms (I have assumed the William Jerroms listed below are the one & same person): Birth: William Jerroms 1805 (calculated from conviction record) Conviction: William Jerroms, 26 yrs, 29 March 1831 house breaking, Warwick Lent Assize Hulk: William Jerroms 10 May 1831 “Captivity” at Portsmouth Transported: William Jerroms 29 September 1831 per “Asia” Arrived: William Jerroms 13 February 1832 per “Asia” at Sydney Assigned: William Jerroms from Feb/March 1832 to Robert McIntosh Ticket of Leave: William Jerroms 23 December 1841 at Pittwater per “Asia” Application to Marry: William Jerroms, 32 yrs, 16 August 1842 to Julia A. Walch [sic], 22 yrs, rejected, he was already married with a child Application to Marry: William Jerroms, 37 yrs, 30 August 1842 to Julia Walsh, 27 yrs, rejected, he was already married with a child Birth: John Jerome 8 June 1850 son of William Jerome & Julia Walsh, Bathurst St Sydney Baptism: John Jerome 13 June 1850 son of William Jerome & Julia Walsh, Bathurst St Sydney, St James Roman Catholic Burial: John Jerome 17 June 1850 Drowned: William Jeromes 3 yrs 5 August 1850, Drowned: Julia Jeromes 37 yrs 5 August 1850 Inquest: into deaths of Julia & William Jerome 7 August 1850, William Jeromes husband & father described as “waterman”. Burials: Julia & William Jerome 7 August 1850, abode Bathurst St Sydney, Roman Catholic Marriage: William Jerom & Martha Webbey 4 November 1850 St Andrews Sydney Electoral Roll: William Jerroms 1851 Bathurst St Sydney Birth: Henry Jerome 23 November 1851 son of William & Margaret Jerome Baptism: Henry Jerome 25 November 1851 son of William, waterman, & Margaret Jerome, abode Bathurst St Sydney, St Andrews Sydney Several women named Julia Walsh, both free & convict, arrived in Sydney during this period. Both Roman Catholic & Presbyterian faiths were involved in baptisms associated with William Jerroms so that may have been due to the allegiances of the mothers of his children. A "waterman" at this time on Sydney Harbour provided a "taxi" service between shore and vessels at anchor. I have not found the wife and child that prevented William Jerroms marrying twice in 1842. I welcome comments & suggestions about William Jerroms.