Hi Everyone, I'm newbie to the list. It’s three weeks since I discovered I have an Australian convict on my family tree, so I’m new to all this. Please forgive me if I ask some obvious questions. Here’s what I have so far for my fellow. John Hebblewhite baptised 1808, Horsington, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Archives online:- John Hibblewaite tried 14.1.1830 Lincoln (Kesteven) Qtr Sessions Sentenced to 7 years, NSW for larceny AJCP microfilms (State Library of SA) Convict Registers: - Transported on “Exmouth”, 2.3.1831 arrived Sydney 28.7.1831 AJCP Ship’s Surgeon’s report:- 100 Convicts embarked from hulks “Ganymede”, “Discovery” & “Justitia” at Woolwich, remainder embarked at Sheerness – including boys from the “Euryalus” AJCP NSW convicts arrived NSW 1828-1832:- John Hibblewaite assigned to John Blaxland at Newington AJCP NSW General Muster 1837:- John Hebblewhite assigned to John Blaxland, Patrick Plains NSW Records Office online:- Certificate of Freedom granted 13.7.1839 (I’ve ordered a copy) - Does anyone know how I can access the NSW Ships’ Indents? – apart from flying to Sydney!! - How can I find out if he was on one of the hulks between 14.1.1830 and 2.3.1831? Our State library doesn’t have AJCP films for the hulks. - Any ideas on how to find John after he received his CF in 1839? He’s not listed in the online NSW bmd’s under any of the variations of his surname. Nor other States’ online records. Did these convicts generally stay with their employer or move on? - If he left the colony, what sort of records might show this? He doesn’t appear on any UK census to suggest he was there. Any help or ideas would be really appreciated. Kind regards Brenda Adelaide
Hi Brenda On the Indent his name is spelt Hibblethwaite. You will also find a small article about him when he absconded from John Blaxland in the Sydney Gazette - 15 March 1834 Supplementary Page 4 He had been missing since February 25th. The article includes a description of him. Use the spelling as above to do the search. http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Brenda Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 12:07 AM To: AUS-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-CON] Convict - John HEBBLEWHITE /HIBBLEWAITE /EBBLEWHITE, etc Hi Everyone, I'm newbie to the list. It’s three weeks since I discovered I have an Australian convict on my family tree, so I’m new to all this. Please forgive me if I ask some obvious questions. Here’s what I have so far for my fellow. John Hebblewhite baptised 1808, Horsington, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Archives online:- John Hibblewaite tried 14.1.1830 Lincoln (Kesteven) Qtr Sessions Sentenced to 7 years, NSW for larceny AJCP microfilms (State Library of SA) Convict Registers: - Transported on “Exmouth”, 2.3.1831 arrived Sydney 28.7.1831 AJCP Ship’s Surgeon’s report:- 100 Convicts embarked from hulks “Ganymede”, “Discovery” & “Justitia” at Woolwich, remainder embarked at Sheerness – including boys from the “Euryalus” AJCP NSW convicts arrived NSW 1828-1832:- John Hibblewaite assigned to John Blaxland at Newington AJCP NSW General Muster 1837:- John Hebblewhite assigned to John Blaxland, Patrick Plains NSW Records Office online:- Certificate of Freedom granted 13.7.1839 (I’ve ordered a copy) - Does anyone know how I can access the NSW Ships’ Indents? – apart from flying to Sydney!! - How can I find out if he was on one of the hulks between 14.1.1830 and 2.3.1831? Our State library doesn’t have AJCP films for the hulks. - Any ideas on how to find John after he received his CF in 1839? He’s not listed in the online NSW bmd’s under any of the variations of his surname. Nor other States’ online records. Did these convicts generally stay with their employer or move on? - If he left the colony, what sort of records might show this? He doesn’t appear on any UK census to suggest he was there. Any help or ideas would be really appreciated. Kind regards Brenda Adelaide