Hi Helen There was only one Hughes on the Hindostan and that was John. The Musters were not taken on the one day - therefore you will find some double-ups. Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 12/06/2011 2:35 PM, Helen Thompson wrote: > Hi everyone > > I have been researching convicts with the name George Hughes in the > colony of NSW around the time period 1828-1836 (looking for an > elusive ancestor). I am looking at about 12 possible George Hughes at > the moment, and am particularly interested in any George Hughes who > had anything to do with sawmilling, tree cutting, timber yard work, > etc. > > One anomaly caught my attention in the 1822 general muster, which I > would like to bring to the list. > > A John Hughes convicted 10 Mar 1821 at Worcester Assizes, for Life, > was the only Hughes listed on the convict transportation register for > the "Hindostan" which arrived at Port Jackson on 24 Nov 1821 (one of > 152 males). > > My query is that there are several entries which appear to relate to > the same person in the printed book titled General Muster and Land and > Stock Muster of New South Wales 1822: > A10696 Hughes, George, C Hindostan Life Clearing Party – Mr Lowe Liverpool > A10710 Hughes, John C Hindostan Life Govt Blacksmith Sydney > A10711 Hughes, John C Hindostan 7 Blacksmith Lumber Yard Sydney > > I have looked at the relevant scanned images of this muster in > Ancestry.com.au and it matches what the entries written in the printed > book version. > > Does this mean that there might also have been a George Hughes on the > "Hindostan" (as well as the John Hughes) who was not recorded on the > convict transportation register? (I have looked through the register > at other convicts with a first name of George, including a George > Hewson, but they do not look like a match). Or was the 1822 general > muster a compilation from several sources of records, and the same > John Hughes may have been recorded in several places (with an > incorrect first name being given for one of the entries)? It is > interesting to note that in this muster this John Hughes was recorded > as a "blacksmith" - on all other records I have seen for him he was > recorded as "Labourer". > > > In the 1825 general muster there is only the one entry for a person > with the surname Hughes from the Hindostan: > Hughes John C Hindostan Life 1820 Govt employ Sydney > > This same John Hughes appears to be the one listed in the New South > Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930: > Name: John Hughes, Vessel Arrived In: Hindostan, Date of Admission: > 19 Aug 1826 > Gaol: Sydney, Gaol Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Record Type: > Entrance Book > John Hughes Hindostan Gen Sessions Sydney Embezzling property left in > his charge Penal Settlement 18 months Dec 20 1827 To the Hulk > > > 1828 NSW Census [Nov 1828] > HUGHES John Age 39 years, Government Servant, Hindostan 1821, > Catholic, Life, Labourer, Road& Bridge Party 23 > "Died" written underneath. > > His death is recorded in the New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death > Register, 1826-1879 > Name: John Hughes, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1789, Age: 39, Date of > Death: 23 Dec 1828, District: Parramatta > John Hughes, Hindostan, 39 years, died 23 Dec 1828, St Johns, Parramatta > > Any thoughts regarding this matter would be most appreciated. > > Regards > Helen > >