Hello Lesley and Listers, I am researching convict William BLAKE and hope that someone will be able to help me please. There are 3 convicts of that name who were early arrivals in the colony and I am having some difficulty in eliminating the ones who do not fit into the family story. The information I have found is from the Indents,Musters,Col. Sec. papers, Irish Convicts to Australia -Peter Mayberry site and BMD. They are - 1.William Blake, 29, County Wexford, Ireland, a rebel, had been sentenced to death, commuted to Life as a transported convict, per "Sugar Cane"17th September, 1792, became a self employed shoemaker and shopkeeper in Sydney, granted a CP . I think this fellow acted as a juror on several inquests - Col Sec papers. He may have had a relationship in 1801 with Eleanor Allicot 2. William Blake, 23, a wool comber of County Tyrone, Ireland was sentenced to 7 years transportation in August 1799, arrived per "Minerva" 11th January 1800, became free by servitude and was listed as a labourer for Thomas Prosser in the 1814 Muster. ( Comment on the indent- Discharged 14 May 1799) ? 3. Wm Blake (2) per Minerva 1800, from Tipperary Ireland, tried Aug. 1798, 7 yrs One of these men was granted land at Kissing Point. The William Blake I am researching married in 1807 to Harriott Edwards,19, of Cornwall who was sentenced to transportation for life on 22nd March 1800, arriving at Port Jackson per the transport "Nile 1" on 14th December, 1801. She was assigned as a Government Servant. They had 4 children. Perhaps someone may have a connection to this family? Their son Thomas married Jane, daughter of convicts John Mayo per Royal Admiral 1792 and Mary Weldon per Glatton 1803 The 1814 Muster shows a Wm BLAKE, per Speedy as a shopkeeper, I suspect this is an error and should be Sugar Cane as I could not find a convict by that name on the Speedy Indent. 1817 Wm Blake died aged 42, Sydney 1822 - Wm Blake died Sydney Harbour, possibly drowned Sorry for the length of this request - any help will be most appreciated, Regards, Marje

Hi Marje, I can only find one William Blake who arrived on the Minerva in 1800. Regards Lesley Uebel mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au CLAIM A CONVICT http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html -----Original Message----- From: aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-pt-jackson-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of MarjeDawn@aol.com Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 1:34 PM To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: [PJ] William BLAKE Hello Lesley and Listers, I am researching convict William BLAKE and hope that someone will be able to help me please. There are 3 convicts of that name who were early arrivals in the colony and I am having some difficulty in eliminating the ones who do not fit into the family story. The information I have found is from the Indents,Musters,Col. Sec. papers, Irish Convicts to Australia -Peter Mayberry site and BMD. They are - 1.William Blake, 29, County Wexford, Ireland, a rebel, had been sentenced to death, commuted to Life as a transported convict, per "Sugar Cane"17th September, 1792, became a self employed shoemaker and shopkeeper in Sydney, granted a CP . I think this fellow acted as a juror on several inquests - Col Sec papers. He may have had a relationship in 1801 with Eleanor Allicot 2. William Blake, 23, a wool comber of County Tyrone, Ireland was sentenced to 7 years transportation in August 1799, arrived per "Minerva" 11th January 1800, became free by servitude and was listed as a labourer for Thomas Prosser in the 1814 Muster. ( Comment on the indent- Discharged 14 May 1799) ? 3. Wm Blake (2) per Minerva 1800, from Tipperary Ireland, tried Aug. 1798, 7 yrs One of these men was granted land at Kissing Point. The William Blake I am researching married in 1807 to Harriott Edwards,19, of Cornwall who was sentenced to transportation for life on 22nd March 1800, arriving at Port Jackson per the transport "Nile 1" on 14th December, 1801. She was assigned as a Government Servant. They had 4 children. Perhaps someone may have a connection to this family? Their son Thomas married Jane, daughter of convicts John Mayo per Royal Admiral 1792 and Mary Weldon per Glatton 1803 The 1814 Muster shows a Wm BLAKE, per Speedy as a shopkeeper, I suspect this is an error and should be Sugar Cane as I could not find a convict by that name on the Speedy Indent. 1817 Wm Blake died aged 42, Sydney 1822 - Wm Blake died Sydney Harbour, possibly drowned Sorry for the length of this request - any help will be most appreciated, Regards, Marje

William BLAKE, age 42, buried Old Sydney Burial Ground, 21 May 1817, Free Died 20 May 1817, no ship is recorded in the St Phillips Church Early Church records Cathy Dunn Hello Lesley and Listers, I am researching convict William BLAKE and hope that someone will be able to help me please. 1817 Wm Blake died aged 42, Sydney 1822 - Wm Blake died Sydney Harbour, possibly drowned Regards, Marje

Hello everyone, does anyone know if Isaac (used in Australian references) or John (used in English references) Gorrick, the heavy weight boxer aka The Bungaree - who was the first Australian boxer to fight in England in 1842 - is in any way connected to Isaac Gorrick (1791 Atlantic), Thomas Lisson (1792 Royal Admiral) and Ann Bradwell (Experiment 1804). As some of you may know Ann Bradwell had children with both Thomas Lisson and Isaac Gorrick, and the Lisson children often took the name Gorrick, including John and Isaac jr. It seems to me too much of a coincidence that the boxer is not connected in some way (- but I may be totally wrong about this.) He may be someone who knew the family and took the name - Bungaree may also have been borrowed from the name of the aboriginal Bungaree who accompanied Matthew Flinders and Philip King on their explorations or from the town of that name. I would appreciate any information or suggestions. I have contacted a couple of boxing experts but without any luck so far. Regards, Natalie