Hello I think I may have a convict becase he married in 1838 in NSW. His name is John Sleep. Can anyone tell me anything about him. Thanks in advance Meg Austin

Hi Meg, My convict also came on the Claudine. It arrived in Port Jackson on 4 December 1829 with 180 male convicts, the majority of them from towns in southern England although mine was from Birmingham in the north. John Sleep obtained a Ticket of Leave (38/1258) in Parramatta. The number indicates that he got his TofL in 1838. A copy can be obtained from The Society of Genealogists via their website. The cost is $11.00 A copy of the Conditional Pardon can be obtained from the State Records of NSW site. He was tried in Bridgwater Somersetshire at the Quarter Sessions in 1829. As he was still a convict he would have required permission to get married. There is also a 1837 muster which would show to whom he was assigned. Sorry I don't have access to either of these documents but someone else on the list may be able to do a lookup for you. I have read the Surgeon's report of this voyage which is on film and the surgeon reported that most of the male convicts were suffering from cattahralis on arrival in Australia. I think this is something like bronchitis but not sure. Cheers, Carol

Wow thanks everyone for your help Meg On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Carol Wood <nanawood@bigpond.com> wrote: > Hi Meg, > > My convict also came on the Claudine. It arrived in Port Jackson on 4 > December 1829 with 180 male convicts, the majority of them from towns in > southern England although mine was from Birmingham in the north. John Sleep > obtained a Ticket of Leave (38/1258) in Parramatta. The number indicates > that he got his TofL in 1838. A copy can be obtained from The Society of > Genealogists via their website. The cost is $11.00 A copy of the > Conditional Pardon can be obtained from the State Records of NSW site. He > was tried in Bridgwater Somersetshire at the Quarter Sessions in 1829. > > As he was still a convict he would have required permission to get married. > There is also a 1837 muster which would show to whom he was assigned. > Sorry > I don't have access to either of these documents but someone else on the > list may be able to do a lookup for you. > > I have read the Surgeon's report of this voyage which is on film and the > surgeon reported that most of the male convicts were suffering from > cattahralis on arrival in Australia. I think this is something like > bronchitis but not sure. > > Cheers, > > Carol > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >