Good morning to all I am coming to Sydney near the end of November and would like to do some research there. I would be grateful for any advice on where to find records on the following: My great great grandfather was George OSBURNE born 1813 in Sydney, He was apprenticed to Thomas Day, boat builder (1828 Census) and spent about 8 years at sea on whaling ships, before marrying Ann LOVEMORE in Sydney in 1837. In 1840 he sailed south to Melbourne with his family and George Lily and later to to Portland where he settled in 1844. He was said to have been ship's carpenter on whaling ships between 1830 and 1837, one of which took Samuel MARSDEN to New Zealand. (Marsden sailed to NZ 7 times between 1814 and 1837.) He was also on a ship which was struck a sunken reef and sank with many crew members lost. George was one of the lucky ones who was picked up by another whaling vessel. He was also said to have been on a ship which was attacked by Maoris and was badly scarred. I would like to know the right places to go to obtain information. I would love to find him on a crew list for a whaling ship, or see his apprenticeship records. Where would I find "passenger lists" for the sailing of Convict Ship Palambam 1831 to Sydney? Please excuse my lengthy letter. Looking forward to some advice Cathy in Christchurch

----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Dowie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 8:12 AM Subject: [ANS] George Osburne of Sydney, ships carpenter Hi Cathy > I am coming to Sydney near the end of November and would like to do > some research there. I would be grateful for any advice on where to > find records on the following: > > My great great grandfather was George OSBURNE born 1813 in Sydney, He > was apprenticed to Thomas Day, boat builder (1828 Census) Unsure who his parents were , possibly William ( Ex soldier) & Mary OSBURNE ( many spellings) ?? More records to be found on Thomas DAY, boatbuilder. His parents were Thomas DAY late of 73rd Regiment and Mary CLAYTON per Lady Julianna http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/daythom.htm > and spent about 8 years at sea on whaling ships, before marrying Ann > LOVEMORE in Sydney in 1837. In 1840 he sailed south to Melbourne with > his family and George Lily and later to to Portland where he settled > in 1844. > > He was said to have been ship's carpenter on whaling ships between > 1830 and 1837, one of which took Samuel MARSDEN to New Zealand. > (Marsden sailed to NZ 7 times between 1814 and 1837.) He was also on > a ship which was struck a sunken reef and sank with many crew members > lost. George was one of the lucky ones who was picked up by another > whaling vessel. He was also said to have been on a ship which was > attacked by Maoris and was badly scarred. Unsure how you could confirm this? Maybe there are refs in the MARDEN papers at the Mitchell Library ? > I would like to know the right places to go to obtain information. Are 3 places ............... NSW State/ Mitchell Libraries, Soc of Australian Genealogists & NSW State Records out at Kingswood > > I would love to find him on a crew list for a whaling ship, or see > his apprenticeship records. State Records published a DVD some 18 months ago called Old Register 1794 -1825. I found ref to the apprenticeship of Thomas DAY to William COSSER c 1813 Suggest you email State Records and ask about apprenticeship records after 1825 . Unsure if any survive ? > > Where would I find "passenger lists" for the sailing of Convict > Ship Palambam 1831 to Sydney? These are called Convict Indents and are in a large set of fiche in many AUS libraries Bye MargM Sydney List Admin