Hello everyone, I have a rellie, without a computer and living on a cattle property, trying to find out about a ship that came out from the U.K. possibly in the 1850s named "John Brewer" or "John Banver" or similar. Does anyone know where I can look to help her out? Her ancestor's name was William Thomas Atkinson. Thank you Jeanette Hartley

Jeanette further to my first email, there was a convict ship called "john Brewer" arrived 1841. Jenelle. ----- Original Message ----- From: "B & J Hartley" <barjeanzoe@aanet.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 2:25 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] Ships in the 1800s > Hello everyone, > I have a rellie, without a computer and living on a cattle property, > trying to find out about a ship that came out from the U.K. > possibly in the 1850s named "John Brewer" or "John Banver" or similar. > Does anyone know where I can look to help her out? Her ancestor's name was > William Thomas Atkinson. > Thank you > Jeanette Hartley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: 12/14/2008 12:28 PM

Hi Jeanette, the following is information transcribed from the convict records of William Atkinson in Tasmania. as per the ship "John Brewer" Entry : 4470 ATIKINSON, William Tried in Lancaster Salford Sessions on 24th May 1841. Height 5 feet 10 1/2 Age 26 Years Sentence 10 Years Religion : P Read and Write : B Single No Children Crime: Stealing Money from a Public House in Alsham Street Manchester. Surgeons Report : Good Trade: Carpenter and Joiner Native Place : Liverpool Information further to the voyage of the :"John Brewer" Arrived 6th April 1842 in VDL Sailed on 5th December 1841 frin Sheerness Length of Voyage: 122 days 200 Convicts Embarked from England 198 Arrived in Tasmania Master : Robert Brown Surgeon: George E Forman. I hope that this helps Sue.