Hi Vicki, Was this Alexander Stewart once in Braidwood? My GG grandma was Mary Ann Stewart who came out free on the Red Rover in 1831 and married James Pender in Braidwood district in 1833. The town of Braidwood did not exist until it was surveyed in 1839 and settled in 1840. The locations were known by the sub district settlements. We are having difficulty finding the records for such an early date as the Anglican records seem to be hard to locate until 1834 where a marriage is listed for what is Arnprior. They lived at Inverary Station north of Lake Bathurst which was the old route into Braidwood from Marulan along the Durran Durra. They lived there until 1835 or 1836 when they moved to Ulladulla. Their first child was baptised there by Vincent the Anglican minister for the parishes of Goulburn, Bungonia and Lake Bathurst. They were allegedly the second white family in Ulladulla after the Kendalls and their next child was born there in 1836. Cathy Dunn will correct me if I am wrong on this. James Pender came out in 1821. He was on Dr West's Clearing party in 1822. Does anyone know of the tasks of the clearing party from 1822? (He was 16 when he stole 6 pence worth of bread, beef and mutton for food and got seven years transportation. He never did that again.) She had relatives in Braidwood as they went back there often and at least two children were baptised there according to the old Anglican records. However, my GG grandfather George Pender was baptised near Sydney in 1841 and Presbyterian, so it occurred to me that her relative may have been a soldier. The other possibility is that it was the Stewarts in Charlestown and later Jerrabattgulla Creek at Toggranoggerah. James's death certificate list her as Steward which was the original name of the Stewarts of Charlestown and Toggranogggerah. However, James Jnr did not write the certificate and so the information was recorded for him and this may have been a simple transcription error. The marriage seems to have been the first marriage in the Braidwood district. We are having difficulty of finding any records at all prior to 1934 from the Anglican archives. The location of the relatives may find the first wife also if it is Alexander Stewart that was her relative. There may be others as well related in the areas. The problem with the Braidwood Stewarts is that the Stewarts of Charleyong came later to the area. The Stuarts of Majors Creek were from a convict from Mt Elrington at Farringdon who settled there and had the French spelling to his name. The only others were the Stewarts of Charlestown who were once Stewards and settled up river. A daughter of James and Mary Ann married one of the Smiths from the Mongarlowe area. Any ideas anyone? Who were the relatives? Wade Cox

Errors. 1934 should read 1834 First child was baptised at Lake Bathurst in 1834 if unclear. Wade ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wade Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: Stewart > Hi Vicki, > > Was this Alexander Stewart once in Braidwood? > > My GG grandma was Mary Ann Stewart who came out free on the Red Rover in 1831 and married James Pender in Braidwood district in 1833. The town of Braidwood did not exist until it was surveyed in 1839 and settled in 1840. The locations were known by the sub district settlements. We are having difficulty finding the records for such an early date as the Anglican records seem to be hard to locate until 1834 where a marriage is listed for what is Arnprior. They lived at Inverary Station north of Lake Bathurst which was the old route into Braidwood from Marulan along the Durran Durra. They lived there until 1835 or 1836 when they moved to Ulladulla. Their first child was baptised there by Vincent the Anglican minister for the parishes of Goulburn, Bungonia and Lake Bathurst. > > They were allegedly the second white family in Ulladulla after the Kendalls and their next child was born there in 1836. Cathy Dunn will correct me if I am wrong on this. > > James Pender came out in 1821. He was on Dr West's Clearing party in 1822. Does anyone know of the tasks of the clearing party from 1822? (He was 16 when he stole 6 pence worth of bread, beef and mutton for food and got seven years transportation. He never did that again.) > > She had relatives in Braidwood as they went back there often and at least two children were baptised there according to the old Anglican records. However, my GG grandfather George Pender was baptised near Sydney in 1841 and Presbyterian, so it occurred to me that her relative may have been a soldier. > > The other possibility is that it was the Stewarts in Charlestown and later Jerrabattgulla Creek at Toggranoggerah. James's death certificate list her as Steward which was the original name of the Stewarts of Charlestown and Toggranogggerah. However, James Jnr did not write the certificate and so the information was recorded for him and this may have been a simple transcription error. > > The marriage seems to have been the first marriage in the Braidwood district. We are having difficulty of finding any records at all prior to 1934 from the Anglican archives. > > The location of the relatives may find the first wife also if it is Alexander Stewart that was her relative. There may be others as well related in the areas. > The problem with the Braidwood Stewarts is that the Stewarts of Charleyong came later to the area. The Stuarts of Majors Creek were from a convict from Mt Elrington at Farringdon who settled there and had the French spelling to his name. The only others were the Stewarts of Charlestown who were once Stewards and settled up river. > > A daughter of James and Mary Ann married one of the Smiths from the Mongarlowe area. > > Any ideas anyone? Who were the relatives? > > Wade Cox > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

At 12:23 PM 2/07/2003 +1000, you wrote: >Wade wrote: >They were allegedly the second white family in Ulladulla after the >Kendalls and their next child was born there in 1836. Cathy Dunn will >correct me if I am wrong on this. Yes wrong - there were many other families in the region apart for the Kendalls by 1836 James Pender is listed as a labourer of Kendalldale in 1836 on some old baptism records Cathy Dunn www.ulladulla.info/history

Hello Wade. You asked below, what a clearing party did. A clearing party was comprised of "government servants" -- i.e.: convicts, who at certain times of the year, were taken from their normal government duties (such as working in Road Gangs etc), and placed for a short period of time with a large landowner, to do certain work for that owner -- such as harvesting, etc. The work required of clearing parties was to clear the land of the native growth of timber etc., to make it suitable to cultivate the land for the production of imported plants to feed or otherwise use for white humans' purposes, or that of their imported animals etc. By this I mean to clear the land to grow food, wheat, barley, etc.; or as grazing land for sheep, cattle, horses, etc. I was just going to refer you to Manning Clark's "History of Australia" for more information -- but on checking the index there -- guess what? --- there was not any reference to "convict" !! What a flaw! Nor can I find details in the index to the Australian Encyclopaedia. You will probably find details in an information leaflet from the NSW State Records people, about convicts or convict assignments etc. -- they are available on-line at State Records' web-site. Also check out the indexes to some of the books which specialised in convicts, such as those by: A.G.L. SHAW, Lloyd L. ROBSON, John HIRST (I hope that this is the correct spelling), ?? NICHOLSON. I don't have their exact book titles in my head, but I am sure that your local friendly librarian can search under those surnames, and for titles which include "convict" or "convicts" in their names; and you should have a minefield of information. University libraries should also have copies available for you to read and photocopy immediately. (Some guesses are: "Convicts and the Colonies", "Convict Society and its Enemies"). Even try a Google search with just one of the above author surnames, plus "convict", and you will probably find the full details. If you are anywhere near the Mitchell Library in Sydney, I am sure that their card index would have references to clearing parties. Similarly, check whatever indexes they currently have available to the Sydney Gazette, for mention of clearing parties. My suspicion is that your fellow will have been in a Road Gang, so if you check at most local libraries in the Genealogical Record Kit (GRK), there might be an index on the "Assignment of Convicts" microfilm reel. (Just guessing here of course). I feel confident that if you check the publications of the AGCI -- I know that the genealogy section of the NSW State Library here in Sydney holds them -- looking under the names separately of your convict, and also of Dr WELLS -- you will probably find some good leads. Additionally, the Society of Genealogists in NSW last year published the various early Convict Musters. There is one for around 1821 which might show your guy (as long as he had arrived here before the Muster was taken). I cannot recall off-hand the subsequent Muster years -- but check for them. And of course the 1828 Census should show him, his family, etc.; and you could also check up in that on Dr WELLS. Apologies to all that this has rambled on for so long, as well as for the fact that it is so vague; but I do hope that it helps you in your research. Regards: ray in sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wade Cox" <[email protected]> > Was this Alexander Stewart once in Braidwood? > James Pender came out in 1821. He was on Dr West's Clearing party in 1822. Does anyone know of the tasks of the clearing party from 1822? (He was 16 when he stole 6 pence worth of bread, beef and mutton for food and got seven years transportation. He never did that again.) ........ Any ideas anyone? Who were the relatives? > Wade Cox

Thanks Ray. Iwas aware what the parties did. It was that particular party of Dr Wests that I was interested in and the land clearing it undertook in the years from December 22 1822. I will follow up the muster records you mention. Wade ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: Stewart & "clearing party" > Hello Wade. > You asked below, what a clearing party did. > > A clearing party was comprised of "government servants" -- i.e.: convicts, > who at certain times of the year, were taken from their normal government > duties (such as working in Road Gangs etc), and placed for a short period of > time with a large landowner, to do certain work for that owner -- such as > harvesting, etc. > > The work required of clearing parties was to clear the land of the native > growth of timber etc., to make it suitable to cultivate the land for the > production of imported plants to feed or otherwise use for white humans' > purposes, or that of their imported animals etc. By this I mean to clear the > land to grow food, wheat, barley, etc.; or as grazing land for sheep, > cattle, horses, etc. > > I was just going to refer you to Manning Clark's "History of Australia" for > more information -- but on checking the index there -- guess what? --- > there was not any reference to "convict" !! What a flaw! > > Nor can I find details in the index to the Australian Encyclopaedia. > > You will probably find details in an information leaflet from the NSW State > Records people, about convicts or convict assignments etc. -- they are > available on-line at State Records' web-site. > > Also check out the indexes to some of the books which specialised in > convicts, such as those by: A.G.L. SHAW, Lloyd L. ROBSON, John HIRST (I hope > that this is the correct spelling), ?? NICHOLSON. I don't have their exact > book titles in my head, but I am sure that your local friendly librarian can > search under those surnames, and for titles which include "convict" or > "convicts" in their names; and you should have a minefield of information. > University libraries should also have copies available for you to read and > photocopy immediately. (Some guesses are: "Convicts and the Colonies", > "Convict Society and its Enemies"). Even try a Google search with just one > of the above author surnames, plus "convict", and you will probably find the > full details. > > If you are anywhere near the Mitchell Library in Sydney, I am sure that > their card index would have references to clearing parties. Similarly, > check whatever indexes they currently have available to the Sydney Gazette, > for mention of clearing parties. > > My suspicion is that your fellow will have been in a Road Gang, so if you > check at most local libraries in the Genealogical Record Kit (GRK), there > might be an index on the "Assignment of Convicts" microfilm reel. (Just > guessing here of course). > > I feel confident that if you check the publications of the AGCI -- I know > that the genealogy section of the NSW State Library here in Sydney holds > them -- looking under the names separately of your convict, and also of Dr > WELLS -- you will probably find some good leads. > > Additionally, the Society of Genealogists in NSW last year published the > various early Convict Musters. There is one for around 1821 which might show > your guy (as long as he had arrived here before the Muster was taken). I > cannot recall off-hand the subsequent Muster years -- but check for them. > And of course the 1828 Census should show him, his family, etc.; and you > could also check up in that on Dr WELLS. > > Apologies to all that this has rambled on for so long, as well as for the > fact that it is so vague; but I do hope that it helps you in your research. > Regards: ray in sydney > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wade Cox" <[email protected]> > > > Was this Alexander Stewart once in Braidwood? > > > James Pender came out in 1821. He was on Dr West's Clearing party in > 1822. Does anyone know of the tasks of the clearing party from 1822? (He was > 16 when he stole 6 pence worth of bread, beef and mutton for food and got > seven years transportation. He never did that again.) ........ Any ideas > anyone? Who were the relatives? > > > Wade Cox > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >