Hi Ken, A few clues ... Michael Minchan, Native of Kerry, Ireland, was a Schoolmaster and was tried for Manslaughter. >From State Records NSW ... MINCHAN Michael - Java 1833 Ticket of Leave 42/3202; On the recommendation of Commissioner of Crown Lands New England 48/0463 14 Aug 1848 Ticket of Leave Passport [4/4270; Reel 977] MINEHAN Michael - Java 1833 42/3202 Ticket of Leave [4/4170; Reel 946] District: Port Macquarie; Tried: Kerry Diane Hills District Nth West Sydney -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ken Thompson" <kethomps@tpg.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 6:12 PM To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com>; <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Subject: [HV] Convict Michael Minchan > Does anyone have any information on Michael Minchan, who is reported as > arriving on the Java ? I suppose this was on 18.11.1833 because there was > no previous arrival as far as I can discover. I think he must have been > taken directly to the Hunter, but he isn't listed in Free Settler or > Felon. > > Ken Thompson