Hello Ann, I don't think you will have much luck... Deposition books (bare facts) 1836-1855 Diary of Court Cases 1852-1855 Cause List Books Police Cases 1859-1888 As you see, 1856 appears not to have survived. Marion Button would have been aware of this (She made the "Index to Prisoners" that the VPRO uses) and that's why she turned to the newspapers so researchers would find "something". Like all indexers, Marion (and myself and others) put in years to make indexes that family researchers can look up in seconds. In her last years of fighting cancer, she worked away, woolly cap on her head to cover loss of hair from the treatment, to complete the work she had started, which included insane asylums and newspaper adverts for "missing persons". Thankyou for referring to the compiler, most people disregard the worker and say "I found this" . I remember Marion's determination with fondness. She was a very approachable lady. Regards Ada Anne Hollingshead wrote: > I forgot to include the transcripts > > 31 Dec 1856 ARGUS > "Jane Thornton: a woman who looked as if she had once been a respectable > and who carried a child in her arms was charged with vagrancy. She was > found lying in a case in a state of great apparent destitution. She said > that she had lately come from Castlemaine and was footsore and > miserable. The bench promised to give her a letter to the Immigrant's > Home Committee." > > AND > > 31 Dec 1856 Port Phillip Herald > "Jane Thornton was found at a late hour sleeping with her two children > in an old case. She declares she is a fresh arrival from Castlemaine and > had been deserted by her husband about twelve months ago. On being > brought before the Court, she stated that she was in bad health, and > utterly unable to work, whereupon the resident magistate remanded her > with the view of preparing her admission to the Immigants Home" > > I could find no record in The Age. > > nne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

Thank you very much Ada. Yes she was a wonderful woman and we are all deeply indebted to her. I just hoped that there may be a judge's case book record in some law court library. Regards, Anne Ada Ackerly wrote: > Hello Ann, > > I don't think you will have much luck... > > Deposition books (bare facts) 1836-1855 > Diary of Court Cases 1852-1855 > Cause List Books Police Cases 1859-1888 > > As you see, 1856 appears not to have survived. > > Marion Button would have been aware of this (She made the "Index to > Prisoners" that the VPRO uses) and that's why she turned to the > newspapers so researchers would find "something". > > Like all indexers, Marion (and myself and others) put in years to make > indexes that family researchers can look up in seconds. In her last > years of fighting cancer, she worked away, woolly cap on her head to > cover loss of hair from the treatment, to complete the work she had > started, which included insane asylums and newspaper adverts for > "missing persons". > > Thankyou for referring to the compiler, most people disregard the worker > and say "I found this" . I remember Marion's determination with > fondness. She was a very approachable lady. > > Regards Ada > > Anne Hollingshead wrote: > >> I forgot to include the transcripts >> >> 31 Dec 1856 ARGUS >> "Jane Thornton: a woman who looked as if she had once been a respectable >> and who carried a child in her arms was charged with vagrancy. She was >> found lying in a case in a state of great apparent destitution. She said >> that she had lately come from Castlemaine and was footsore and >> miserable. The bench promised to give her a letter to the Immigrant's >> Home Committee." >> >> AND >> >> 31 Dec 1856 Port Phillip Herald >> "Jane Thornton was found at a late hour sleeping with her two children >> in an old case. She declares she is a fresh arrival from Castlemaine and >> had been deserted by her husband about twelve months ago. On being >> brought before the Court, she stated that she was in bad health, and >> utterly unable to work, whereupon the resident magistate remanded her >> with the view of preparing her admission to the Immigants Home" >> >> I could find no record in The Age. >> >> nne >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.10/1552 - Release Date: 14/07/2008 6:28 PM > > > >