I'm still trying to gather information on this man, he was a 3x great Uncle but feels much closer. I have his arrival and conviction details and his freedom etc etc but he was a bit of a rascal to put it politely. Born 1811 Kent convicted for stealing poultry and sentenced to 7 years and transported. Left wife and daughter behind, she subsequently remarried as a widow. Arrived Australia 1835 Marquis of Huntley. He had three children with Seli(e)na, no further info on her found. Sarah 1850, Selena 1854, and Elizabeth 1857. Only Elizabeth has a region Mudgee against her record Is it likely on a birth certificate for this time that further information would be shown? There is a death registered for Sarah 1853, and also a death for infant John 1855 but no birth registered. There are no other related PUNYER deaths registered upto 1930. John 1811 didn't stay out of trouble Mudgee q.s. Oct '67 stealing from a person 3 years Orange bench May '75 stealing 4 months Bathurst April '79 Horse stealing and stealing a saddle 12months Hard Lab. At 68 he must have been fitter than me, I need a chair to get on a horse nowadays. (He had his picture taken at this time which I have and is one of my prized Family History possessions). Then he falls off the radar . No registered death (in NSW anyway) I can't find any records for Selina , no recorded marriage that I could find. nor is there any record for her children. There is a note on his record that says he used the alias Bunion, but no records for that name either.The PUNYER name is quite uncommon, even in England and is a local east Kent name. I believe all instances are related apart from a Germanic name sometimes spelt Punjer. Another Punyer, Henry came to Australia about 12 years after John , married Mary Kelly and settled in NSW. His children I've found and his records are pretty clear. Hopefully SKS will come across come details of Selina and John, They seem to be pretty much stuck in the Hunter valley area and I've not found evidence of him returning to UK. FHS stands for faith and hope as well as family history Ted