My response was to Stan Elgood's question about Edward Neighbour Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenni Ray" <bluewren@securenym.net> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR > > >> Dear Peter >> >> I think you've got your email addresses confused :( >> >>> Sorry, my query was for Stephen John Ward & Harriet Knights who left >>> Plymouth England on the Shand 1854 and arrived Portland, Victoria >>> 1855 >>> >>> I've been able to find the ship's details, but no a listing of >>> passengers, or any other trace of the above. >>> >>> Jenni Ray >>> >>> On 07/03/2009, at 11:56 AM, PETER FERGUSON wrote: >>> >>>> It looks highly likely that your Edward Neighbour was a >>>> "Pentonvillian" or >>>> "Exile". They were convicts who were trained in a trade in >>>> Pentonville and >>>> other UK prisons and then sent to Australia and given a conditional >>>> pardon >>>> on arrival in Melbourne. The condition was that they could not >>>> return to >>>> England until their original sentence had expired. In all other >>>> respects >>>> they were free. >>>> >>>> The Thomas Arbruthnot arrived in Port Phillip 4 May 1847 >>>> >>>> See "Convicts of the Port Phillip District" by Keith M Clark. If he >>>> was one >>>> of this group then you should be able to find him in that book. >>>> >>>> See also NSW State Records >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Peter Ferguson >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Stan Elgood" <stane@ozemail.com.au> >>>> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 2:18 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Leigh, >>>>> >>>>> There are probably several places you could search on-line. The >>>>> State >>>>> Records of NSW might have something on him. >>>>> >>>>> I just checked the Qld State Library website. You haven't stated >>>>> how much >>>>> info you have already but if it is only what you have stated in >>>>> your >>>>> email, >>>>> I can add a little more. >>>>> >>>>> The British Convict Transportation registers at the Qld State >>>>> Library >>>>> website have the following info: >>>>> >>>>> Edward Neighbour one of 249 convicts on the Thomas Arbuthnot >>>>> departed >>>>> 6/1/1847. Convicted at Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury Quarter Sessions >>>>> term 7 >>>>> yrs. >>>>> >>>>> One curious notation was 'disembarked at Port Phillip (Melbourne) >>>>> not >>>>> VDL'. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps the ship originally set out for Tasmania but decided for >>>>> some >>>>> reason >>>>> to unload the convicts in Melbourne? Another lister may be able to >>>>> shed >>>>> some light on this. >>>>> >>>>> There are four other Neighbour convicts listed on the Tasmanian >>>>> Archives >>>>> website. James arrived 1835, John 1833, William 1843 and William >>>>> 1834. >>>>> Could they perhaps be related? >>>>> >>>>> Lyn >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Leigh Neighbour" <neimor@optusnet.com.au> >>>>> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 2:09 AM >>>>> Subject: [AUS-CON] Searching for Edward NEIGHBOUR >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to locate Edward NEIGHBOUR he arived on May 1847 on >>>>>> the Sir >>>>>> Thomas Arbuthnot his age was 16 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanking you. >>>>>> >>>>>> Leigh neighbour >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >