Hi again Gerry There was also one J H Newham who left Hobart as a steerage passenger on 27 February 1852 for Melbourne on the Flying Fish Source: Archives Office of Tasmania Index to Departures 1817 - 1867 http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=11 Regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Gerry Newnham Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:00 AM To: Aus-Convicts List Subject: [AUS-CON] FW: Convicts- Info on Newnhams to VDL Hi List! Very many thanks to everyone who answered my query and for the good advice and I will certainly follow up the links. I have expanded the Subject of this email so hope that gives everyone a clue as to what I am researching. I am trying to find out what happened to two relatives that were transported to VDL (Tasmania) in 1840 and 1843 after they were released. I have a lot of information about them from the convict records in Tasmania but after that I haven't been able to trace what happened to them. Joseph Henry NEWNHAM was transported on the Asia in 1840 and his brother, Robert NEWNHAM on the Gilmore in 1843. According to the Tasmanian archives Joseph Henry received his conditional pardon in 4th December 1849. His brother may have received his pardon on 5th October 1847 but there is another entry on his record for 1st July 1848 when he was fined for "resisting a constable in the execution of his duty". After that I have no idea of what happened to the two brothers. I haven't found them back home in Kent so perhaps they stayed in Australia. Joseph was married so his wife and child may have gone out to Australia. I don't have a record of a marriage for Robert but the records show he claimed to be married. Can anyone advise me, please, where I could look in the Australia records to see if I can locate either of them? Are there records of convicts being returned to the UK or of wives and children going out to Australia? I would be most grateful for any help. Many thanks, Gerry