I can find William Bennett, arrived "Speke" 1826, Pardon No 47/406, Date of Pardon 30 Jul 1847, Item No 4/4451, Reel 783, Page 211-312, online in "Index to Convict Pardons", State Records of NSW. I cannot find William Lingard. You might like to search the various NSW State Records indexes on www.records.nsw.gov.au. Convict Ships to Australia NSW 1801 - 1849 shows the "Speke" 2 arriving in 1826. On this site, some of the ships are linked to information on one or more of the convicts who arrived on that voyage, but unfortunately 'Speke" 2 is not linked. Good luck Jan Koperberg Blue Mountains, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "ian.morgan590" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:57 PM Subject: [HHHV] William Bennett > Hi > > I am trying to find out anything I can about William Bennett and William > Lingard. They both arrived on the Speke 2 in 1826 after being sentenced to > life transportation for highway robbery. They were convicted at Derby in > the same year.I am sure that Bennett ended up in your area but Lingard > seems to have disappeared.If anyone can help out I would be grateful. > > Regards Ian Morgan > > Mansfield, England > > > ==== 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] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 25/08/2006 >