Hi Listers, Well, this is a *bit* of a complex trail ... but, is anyone researching this convict exile? *** http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx Index to convict exiles, 1846-50 Surname FirstName Age Ship Year SailedFrom TrialShire TrialCity/Town TrialDate Sentence Charge TLDistrict Remarks CLIFFORD Daniel 19 Thomas Arbuthnot - - - Oxford Assizes 5/3/1845 10 yrs Burglary - The conduct of all these prisoners during their stay in Milbank Prison has been good; besides having learned to read and write well, they have made some progress in Arithmetic and all have been instructed in some useful trade *** He is the brother of Charles CLIFFORD - and although convicted at the Oxford Assizes, came from Milton, Berkshire, son of Bethia/Bithia and William CLIFFORD. Link is with my great-grandfather John BEASLEY, who was convicted of burglary at Milton in January1841 with Charles as his accomplice. Both were sentenced to transportation and incarcerated in the York Hulk - after which John was transported to Tasmania, per Tortoise, while Charles was "transferred to Penitentiary". Examination of the records does not reveal *why* this difference occurred ... but in any case, it did Charles no good, because some four years later, he was again convicted of burglary (along with his younger brother Daniel, and someone whose name appears to be William JEFFREYs). Help, anyone? Charles CLIFFORD was transported on the David Malcolm in 1845, and spent some time on Norfolk Island - from which he absconded. Would be fascinated to know if anyone is researching the CLIFFORD line - maybe we could organize a kind of Family Reunion, celebrating the nicking of the cheese, timepiece and other articles from the dwelling-house of John LAMPERT of Milton 8-) Cheers, Lesley (In sunny Melbourne)