Hello List, Please excuse me if I should be making enquiries elsewhere but I am trying to find out what happened to two relatives that were transported to VDL (Tasmania) in 1840 and 1843. 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 transportees 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