Colin, Check with the Toowoombe Library to see if the reels are held locally! I know they are held in the Nambour Library. Cheers Ray On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Grahame Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Colin > > If you would like to include some background stuff on the voyage of the > Lady Kennaway 1836, then you could have a look at the Surgeon's Journal for > the voyage - its on AJCP Reel 3200 Piece 41, 6th ship on this reel. If you > live in Sydney the AJCP reels are held at the State Library. > > It also sounds like he may have been in the army, although the sergeant may > have been trying to recruit William. Does his death cert state his > occupations? > > cheers > > Grahame > > On 11/10/2011, at 9:15 AM, Colin McGuire wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I am a new member continuing my search for information about my > ancestors. > > > > I have been researching and writing a book on William Henry McGuire, > convict, arriving in the Colony on October 12, 1836, sentence- 14 years, for > punching a sergeant. He married Isabella Duncan Aitken in October 1845. They > had six children, and the family lived in the Duval area in New England, > NSW, moving to Hillgrove and later Dorrigo. > > > > I have put together some of the pieces and stories about their > descendants through to my family- there are still glaring gaps- hoping to > complete the book by the end of the year- but would be delighted to receive > any help from any quarter! > > > > > > Colin.S > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------- > > 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 > > > > ---------------------- > 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 > -- *Ray Chilton* E-mail [email protected]