Hello Sue, Thank you so much for this info - the elderly rellies were too ashamed to tell us about this man!! How times change. Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Olsen" <sueolsensueolsen@gmail.com> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Ships in the 1800s > 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. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >