Re George Morgan & William Morgan. Thankyou for your response. Lesley & Lyn. I do know there were many persons by these names who came to Australia. My grandfather had researched them back in the 1950's and his notes showed a reference to; George Morgan (came free) aged 15yrs ,Profession Brickmaker arrived Oct 1791 on the "Albemarle" the same ship that carried his prospective father-in-law the convict Edward Collins and his wife Elizabeth who gave birth to the daughter Ann Collins in the waters off Sydney hds. George and Ann were married ? 1806/7 ( no record found to date). Ann was 16yrs and George 30yrs ( they had 15 children) We do have copies of their death certs. ( Ancestry docs re Australian Convict Transportation 1791-1868 ref HO11/1 shows both William and George Morgan as convicts 7yrs terms 1796&1797 ship Albemarle) Also reference to both William and George on the QLD site. Further research showed a George Morgan convict arrived the Canada Dec 1801 also Brickmaker and it is this G. Morgan that has been accepted in the families history. My problem is that records pop up with reference to "William Morgan" and we haven't yet been able to find parents for the George Morgan's !!! Hence I am ever doubtful and still searching for answers. I have been researching for well over 30yrs myself and am currently helping with the updating of our Family's Story " A Colonial Brickmakers Family" . Any further help would be gratefully received . Lorraine from Sth Western Sydney.

Lorraine, I have the following information for you - I presume for the date of the grant that he is your William Morgan. A William Morgan received 3 grants, but whether this William is one person; two people or 3 people we have no way of telling. Because William's first 2 grants were at Concord, I tend to think that they are the one person. (a) 1794 - Book 1A - Grants by Franics Grose. No 154 William Morgan Feb. 20 Granted 25 acres in the district of Concord. Rent: 1/- per year commencing after 5 years. (b) 1795 - Book 1A - Grants by William Paterson No 456 William Morgan July 22 Granted 55 acres in the district of Concord. Rent 1/- per year commencing after 5 years. (c) William's name is also included in some sort of "missing land rants" - which I don't quite understand. He is listed as 1 of 17 who received a grant (or grants) of land "in common". Can't tell you much more than that. No George Morgan is listed. There is a Richard Morgan listed who had bought land from people who had been granted land on Norfolk Island. First mentioned as having bought someone's grant (or part thereof) in 1794 which he surrendered to the Govt. in exchange for land in Hobart. You might have to make a trip to the Land Titles Office in Macquarie Streeet, Sydney (St James Station end), to see where William's grants were. I don't know if that information is also held by State Records, Kingswood which would obviously be a lot easier for you to get to. Reference: Land Grants 1788-1809. a record of registered grants and leases in NSW: VDL and Norfolk Island. Published by the Australian Documents Library circa 1982. Joan Nichols