Hi Listers This is my first post on the list I am researching a Richard Belchamber b 1792 in Sussex,England.Richard was convicted of desertion from the navy(not sure yet whether merchant or royal) in St.John,Canada in 1813. He was then transported back to England where he spent some time on a prison ship in Portsmouth,UK.On the 16th Jan 1816 Richard was transported to NSW aboard the Atlas (1 of 188) arriving 22 July.Thats where the story ends at the moment. There seems to be records available,but I cannot see how to access them,can SKS give me some pointers to where I can go. TIA Regards John Belchamber(UK)

Hi John Have a look at these sites http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/indexes-online/indexes-online http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm http://www.coraweb.com.au/convict.htm Also the National Archives at Kew holds many records relating to the Colony of NSW including much on convicts, try their online search facilities and catalogue. cheers Grahame On 23/05/2011, at 2:17 AM, John Belchamber wrote: > > Hi Listers > > This is my first post on the list > I am researching a Richard Belchamber b 1792 in Sussex,England.Richard was convicted of desertion from the navy(not sure yet whether merchant or royal) in St.John,Canada in 1813. He was then transported back to England where he spent some time on a prison ship in Portsmouth,UK.On the 16th Jan 1816 Richard was transported to NSW aboard the Atlas (1 of 188) arriving 22 July.Thats where the story ends at the moment. > There seems to be records available,but I cannot see how to access them,can SKS give me some pointers to where I can go. > TIA > Regards John Belchamber(UK) > > >