Dear Margaret, Transportation from Ireland to Aus. sometime between 1852 and 1856. My GGGrF got 15 yrs for assault and robbery. Cheers Ken Sinclair > MargM <genknut@exemail.com.au> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <kensinclair@optusnet.com.au> > To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] List of Prisoners Sydney Gaol 1838 > > > . I am looking for transportation between 1852 - 56 on the Brig. > "William". I understand that their were 13 such named ships on Lloyds > Register, so it looks like a long search through logs if they are > available. > > > Hi Ken > > Transportation from where to where ? > > There was a brig named' William' that came into the port of Sydney a > few times during 1852 > A search via http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/browselist.html and the > Sydney Gazette and General Trade list newspaper ( 1846 -1855 ) would > give you some info on this particular ship > > Bye > MargM > Beautiful Wyong Shire > NSW > > > ------------------------------- > 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

----- Original Message ----- From: <kensinclair@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Brig ' William' > Transportation from Ireland to Aus. sometime between 1852 and 1856. > My GGGrF got 15 yrs for assault and robbery. Hi Ken Were no convicts sent to NSW after 1842 except for : From NSW State Records web site : quote Index to Convict Exiles, 1846-50 a.. Search the Index Who were the convict exiles? Convict transportation to New South Wales effectively ceased in 1842 but between 1849-50 exiles were transported. Exiles had served part of their sentence in a penitentiary in Britain and were granted a conditional pardon or ticket of leave on arrival in the Colony. Convict Exiles transported on the following ships are included in this index: Adelaide, Anna Maria, Bangalore, Eden, Hashemy, Havering, Joseph Somes, Mt Stewart Elphinstone, Maitland, Marion, Thomas Arbuthnot and Randolph. About the Index The Index to Exiles 1849-50 includes the individual's name, ship and year of arrival, date, place of trial, and sentence is included if known. The remarks column may sometimes include information on offence, employment, marriage, death, or record certificate of freedom or pardon numbers. There are 3011 entries in the index. end quote Transportation of convicts to Tasmania ceased in 1853 and in 1868 to Western Australia Bye MargM Beautiful Wyong Shire NSW