Lesley, He was immediately forwarded to Van Diemen's Land - this from the Colonial Secretary index: FREEZER, John. Per "Ocean", 1816 1816 Dec 16 On list of convicts to be sent to the Derwent per "Kangaroo" (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.382) and this from the Tasmania archives: Freezer, John Convict No: 24984 Extra Identifier: SEE Surname: SEE Given Names: Voyage Ship: Kangaroo Voyage No: Arrival Date: 16 Dec 1816 Departure Date: Departure Port: Conduct Record: Muster Roll: Appropriation List: Other Records: CON13/1/1 <http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=I&id=CON13/1/1> p72 Indent: Description List: Remarks: To NSW per Ocean You will need to find a Tasmanian newsgroup for more help I guess. There also may be newspaper entries for John Freezer on the NLA site: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Regards, Russell Brisbane Lesley Day wrote: >Hi Listers > > > >I was wondering if anyone would know how to get further information on John >Freezer alias Parker who is my 3rd cousin 4 time removed. He was the son of >Ann Freezer and John Parker who lived in Norfolk. > > > >The information I have is the following from Ancestry. > > > >Trial at the Lent Assizes Thetford, Norfolk the 25 March 1815 before the >Right Honorable Edward Lord Ellenborough, Chief Justice of our Lord the >King. > > > >John Freezer, alias Parker aged 22 Committed October 28th, 1814 by the Court >of Qtr Sessions holden, by adjournement for the said county of Norfolk at >Holt in the said County, charged with felony. > > > >True bill. > > > >Sentenced to Life in Australia. Convicted 25 March 1815. Voyage 1815 on >the Ocean. > > > > > >Thank you for any information anyone may able to give me. > > > >With kind regards > > > >Lesley > >Researching in Norfolk, UK > > > > > >

Hi Russell This information is very useful. One of my living Freezer's lives in Tasmania today and also family over in Australia. Have briefly looked at the Trove site but not returned anything so far. Would love to know whether John has any descendants. Many thanks for this. Best regards Lesley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell Sent: 30 July 2011 22:45 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PJ] John Freezer alias Parker Convict from Norfolk, England to Australia on the "Ocean" in 1815 Lesley, He was immediately forwarded to Van Diemen's Land - this from the Colonial Secretary index: FREEZER, John. Per "Ocean", 1816 1816 Dec 16 On list of convicts to be sent to the Derwent per "Kangaroo" (Reel 6005; 4/3495 p.382) and this from the Tasmania archives: Freezer, John Convict No: 24984 Extra Identifier: SEE Surname: SEE Given Names: Voyage Ship: Kangaroo Voyage No: Arrival Date: 16 Dec 1816 Departure Date: Departure Port: Conduct Record: Muster Roll: Appropriation List: Other Records: CON13/1/1 <http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=I&id=CON13/1/1 > p72 Indent: Description List: Remarks: To NSW per Ocean You will need to find a Tasmanian newsgroup for more help I guess. There also may be newspaper entries for John Freezer on the NLA site: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper Regards, Russell Brisbane Lesley Day wrote: >Hi Listers > > > >I was wondering if anyone would know how to get further information on John >Freezer alias Parker who is my 3rd cousin 4 time removed. He was the son of >Ann Freezer and John Parker who lived in Norfolk. > > > >The information I have is the following from Ancestry. > > > >Trial at the Lent Assizes Thetford, Norfolk the 25 March 1815 before the >Right Honorable Edward Lord Ellenborough, Chief Justice of our Lord the >King. > > > >John Freezer, alias Parker aged 22 Committed October 28th, 1814 by the Court >of Qtr Sessions holden, by adjournement for the said county of Norfolk at >Holt in the said County, charged with felony. > > > >True bill. > > > >Sentenced to Life in Australia. Convicted 25 March 1815. Voyage 1815 on >the Ocean. > > > > > >Thank you for any information anyone may able to give me. > > > >With kind regards > > > >Lesley > >Researching in Norfolk, UK > > > > > > ---------------------- To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message