I am trying to find details of Thomas Lynch(ey) my GG grandmother's brother Thomas was apparently born in County Down and was sentenced on the Isle of Man to transportation to New South Wales in 1833. He arrived in Sydney in 1835 and spent some, at least, of his time in the upper hunter valley where he received his Ticket of Leave from "The Muswellbrook Bench" in 1844. His sentence would have been completed in 1847 however no Certificate of Freedom has been found. There is no death or marriage recorded in Australia, including Convict Deaths in Custody. Thomas may have continued life as "LYNCH" Thomas was sentenced and transported as "LYNCHEY" however changing a name was a common exconvict way of starting anew, also throughout the 19th century "LYNCHEY" seems to have morphed into "LYNCH" and there are no "LYNCHEYs" listed today in the white pages of the Irish Republic or Ulster. Does any Lister have any information which may help me please? Cheers Peter Melbourne --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com