Advertisement in The Norwich Mercury, 12 May 1832: To sail 15 May: The finest fast-sailing ship MARQUIS WELLSLEY, coppered and copper-fastened, John HUNT commander, lying in the St. Katherine's Dock. The ship has excellent accommodation' the steerage is loftly and spacious. Steerage passage for adults 5 pounds and for all children under fourteen half price. For Passage apply to James Chapman, Baggage Warehouse, St. Katherine's Dock, London.
The Barque Marquis of Wellsley was a merchant ship. According to Clarence Wilbur Taber's Autobiography, 1952, William had been a lieutenant in the English Army. It is more likely that William had been in the English Merchant Marine.