Hi Julia, Could have been the 4th Regiment (Kings Own)........if you put in Google "4th Regiment Kings Own Malta" you will find some info on this Regiment. I know they were in Aust during this period, as one ship, Jupiter, was transporting convicts to Tasmania and Norfolk. Regards Colleen Central Coast ----- Original Message ----- From: "juliaandco" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:36 AM Subject: [HHHV] regiments in Australia BARNES/ SULLIVAN/GWYNNE > > > Need help with a BIG brick wall please > > Does anyone know which British regiments (if any) had been stationed in > Malta before being sent to Australia between 1828-48? > > I am having no end of difficulty locating a birth record for Margaret > BARNES (BYRNES, BURNS) in Malta to Thomas BARNES (possibly a tailor in > the Army) and Margaret Anne Gwynne. > > Apparently Margaret BARNES' grandparents (John) Thomas and Margaret > GWYNNE were also in Malta-Thomas GWYNNE also in the military before they > all came to Australia. > > Margaret BARNES' marriage certificate (to John HAYDEN) is registered in > Lower Portland in March 1850 but doesn't have any details about parents > for either one. > > I believe Margaret BARNES was looked after by a SULLIVAN family after > her parents died not long after they arrived in Australia as she was > often to as Margaret SULLIVAN and there were close connections to this > family and called one of them her "half-brother". > > Regards, Julia in Bulli > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Digest mode send an email with the word > unsubscribe in the subject heading to: > [email protected] > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Thanks so much Colleen, that's a great start. I have studied this for some time and it isn't always easy to work out which ones were in Malta first. I haven't come across the 4th Regiment Kings Own though. Kind regards, Julia Colleen Wells replied to query re: regiments in Australia BARNES/ SULLIVAN/GWYNNE....................... Hi Julia, Could have been the 4th Regiment (Kings Own)........if you put in Google "4th Regiment Kings Own Malta" you will find some info on this Regiment. I know they were in Aust during this period, as one ship, Jupiter, was transporting convicts to Tasmania and Norfolk.