Warren - the Hills District Historical Society may be able to help. thehdhs@gmail.com Sandra S > I am seeking information on the location of a property at Castle Hill > which was granted to William Hobbs in 1831. The description of the > grant (per Trove) indicates it adjoined a property owned by a Mr > Diggins. I would like to determine where that property was located, and > also determine whether Mr Diggins may have been related to the Ann > Diggins, convict of the Experiment 1804. > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, Warren Diggins

Hi Sandra, I have just found the property after searching through the Historical Parish Maps on the Lands Dept website. It was actually at Dural, on the corner of Old Northern Road and Galston Road - 100 acres, and adjoining the property of William Hobbs. The owner is noted as Timothy Diggins, and from info in the Col. Sec. Correspondence, it appears that he was the son of an old soldier - so now need to look elsewhere. I haven't yet found whether there is a connection to the Ann Diggins of the Experiment, 1804 Thanks for your help. Kind regards, Warren -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Sangster <sandsang@hotmail.com> To: aus-pt-jackson-convicts <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 9:34 Subject: [PJ] Hobbs Castle Hill Warren - the Hills District Historical Society may be able to help. thehdhs@gmail.com Sandra S > I am seeking information on the location of a property at Castle Hill > which was granted to William Hobbs in 1831. The description of the > grant (per Trove) indicates it adjoined a property owned by a Mr > Diggins. I would like to determine where that property was located, and > also determine whether Mr Diggins may have been related to the Ann > Diggins, convict of the Experiment 1804. > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Kind regards, Warren Diggins ---------------------- To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message