The Broad Arrow sounds like it would be a terrific book to read. I will see if my library can get it in. Regards Meg From: "Doug & Shirley Stevenson" <dands@net-tech.com.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 5:06 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] Useful books > The Broad Arrow, Oline Keese > A novel written 1858 emotional writing with great descriptions of convict > life. Published in Tas about 1859 > Shirley

Hi All Did you have a rellie at Parkhurst Prison? Find out about the prison here: http://www.wightonline.co.uk/parkhurst-heritage/. Thanks to our former list-manager, Sandie for the link. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com

Dear List I contacted the Manchester Archives and Local Studies to find out how I might access the trial records for Ann Levy who was transported to Tasmania on the "Angelina" with her two children in 1844 and received the following reply:- "We hold the session papers for 27 Dec 1843 for Manchester Quarter Sessions (ref: M116/2/4/11). The papers are not indexed so it is difficult to search through them. We are unable to photocopy them for preservations reasons. I would suggest you contact a record agent who may be able to search the records and transcribe them for you (see http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/agents.htm)." As yet I have not contacted any of the record agents and wondered if any listers have had any experience with these services? Thanks Coralie Sallans

Hello Coralie, Before you approach a member of AGRA and spend perhaps large amounts of money why don't you sign up with one or two lists covering Mancheste, Lancashire and or Cheshire. You may well find that there are helpful listers who will search for you for nothing other than for your sincere thanks or, as in several cases, the listers concerned have offered recprocal help in Australia or Canada . My research has been at the National Archives and local archives in Kent and Surrey where I live, but I am afraid that Manchester is just too far away for me to be able to help you there. One further thought - I have often wondered why all our colonial friends and relatives don't organise a "help-ourselves" service through the good offices of the thousands of young Australian visitors to this country, at least a few of whom might very well find a visit to a records centre or archives office a surpisingly interesting and enjoyable experience. If you want to pay them for their efforts then perhaps some Aussie dollars into their account at home would be a welcome thankyou. Best wishes, Jim Halsey

The Women Of Botany Bay Portia Robinson. Lists female convicts transported to NSW between 1787 and 1828 [ many were later sent to VDL] The Native Born, John Moloney The Broad Arrow, Oline Keese A novel written 1858 emotional writing with great descriptions of convict life. Published in Tas about 1859 Shirley -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 13-05-2005

Here are few related to the convict system - useful for background on conditions. Alison Ian Brand - The Convict probation system, 1839-1854; Blubber Head Press, 1990 Representing convicts : new perspectives on convict forced labour migration / edited by Ian Duffield and James Bradley.Leicester University Press, 1997 John Cobley - Crimes of the first fleet convicts, Angus & Robertson, 1970 [This is included as quite a few were sent to Norfolk Island and on to VDL] Wilfred Oldham - Britains convicts to the colonies; Library of Australian History 1990 William Forsyth - Governor Arthurs convict system 1824-36; Sydney Uni Press, 1970 Alexander Graeme-Evans - Tasmanian rogues & absconders 1803-1875 ; Regal Pub's 1994 Reg Wright - The forgotten generation of Norfolk Island and Van Diemens Land ; Library of Australian History 1986 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] Useful Books > Hello Everyone > > I propose, that as a list, we come up with a list of resources useful for > researching Tasmanian Convicts - starting with BOOKS. As we compile > resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian > Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. > > Books which I have recently read and found useful include: > > "female factory, female convicts" by Tony Rayner - published 2005 > > "Convict Women" by Kay Daniels - published 1998 > > "The Convict Settlers of Australia" by LL Robson - published 1965 > > "The Last Ladies: Female convicts on the 'Duchess of Northumberland', > 1853" > - by Christine Woods (a list member) - published 2004 > > There are many more ... can you add to the list? > > (Please do not provide costs or outlets.) > > Regards > Trudy > > Dr Trudy Cowley > List Administrator > TAS Convicts Rootsweb List > tcowley@bigpond.net.au > AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'L mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Another one for the list: "joseph Mason" - Assigned Convict 1832-1837 - Authors David Kent & Norma Townsend - Melbourne University Press First Published 1996. I found the book relevant to my convict ancestor - he was transported to VDL for taking part in destroying agricultural machinery - known as Swing Rioters. Regards to all listers Thora K

Thanks to our former list administrator, Sandie, for sending on this link. http://tasmanianphotographers.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2005/5/9/663928. html It provides information on pensioner convict guards and the arrival of the 'Fairlie' in 1852. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com

I see that several other Listers have quickly created a very impressive bibliography. My favourite is "The Fatal Shore", by Robert Hughes (1987 - still in print). I think this is an ideal point to begin to understand the convict system. Of course, this book extends far beyond VDL. You might be lucky, and find that your convict gets a mention, but even if not, this will help you to get a handle on the context of transportation. I can't recall the precise title but Charles BATESON's "The Convict Ships" is very helpful on matters of detail, once you know which ship your convict came on. Another Lister has mentioned TARDIF's "Notorious Strumpets ..." - what a wonderful title. Although this book principally deals with female who arrived in VDL upto 1829 - and therefopre may seem irrelevant if your convict was a male - the book contains many references to interaction between female convicts and other residents of VDL. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: Trudy Cowley [mailto:tcowley@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Friday, 13 May 2005 9:20 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Useful Books ... I propose, that as a list, we come up with a list of resources useful for researching Tasmanian Convicts - starting with BOOKS. As we compile resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. Books which I have recently read and found useful include: ... There are many more ... can you add to the list? Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com ______________________________

Dear listers, my convict is Elizabeth Armstrong, transported on the Angelina. She admitted on her convict record that her name was actually Charlotte Jones and that Elizabeth Armstrong was an alias. The Angelina arrived in Hobart 25 August, 1844. In 1847 she married at Kirklands, Tasmania, to Edouard/Edward Meurillion, a policeman. They and their first two children came to the Bendigo goldrush after the completion of Charlotte's sentence in June 1852. Four more children were born to them in Victoria. I would love to make contact with others researching this family. Best wishes, Margaret Watson.

Hi Trudy, A very warm " Welcome" indeed, looking forward to hearing and learning more from your Expertise. Fay- Gold Coast. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.9 - Release Date: 12/05/2005

Some of the books on my bookshelf that I have found useful for convict research are: "Notorious Strumpets and Dangerous Girls" by Phillip Tardif - published in 1990. 9Now available on CD-Rom) "The Founders of Australia" by Mollie Gillen - published 1989. "The Second Fleet" by Michael Flynn - published 1993. "From Places Now Forgotten" by Marie Jones - published 1996 (index of convicts whose places of trial were outside the UK and Ireland) Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] Useful Books > Hello Everyone > > I propose, that as a list, we come up with a list of resources useful for > researching Tasmanian Convicts - starting with BOOKS. As we compile > resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian > Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. > > Books which I have recently read and found useful include: > > "female factory, female convicts" by Tony Rayner - published 2005 > > "Convict Women" by Kay Daniels - published 1998 > > "The Convict Settlers of Australia" by LL Robson - published 1965 > > "The Last Ladies: Female convicts on the 'Duchess of Northumberland', 1853" > - by Christine Woods (a list member) - published 2004 > > There are many more ... can you add to the list? > > (Please do not provide costs or outlets.) > > Regards > Trudy > > Dr Trudy Cowley > List Administrator > TAS Convicts Rootsweb List > tcowley@bigpond.net.au > AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'L mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Damousi, Joy, 'Depraved and disorderly. Female convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Davis, Richard, ' "Unfit to Die". Irish Murderesses as Van Diemen's Land colonists' in Trevor McClaughlin (ed.), 'Irish Women in Colonial Australia', St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1998, pp.22-42. Oxley, Deborah, 'Convict Maids: the forced migration of convict women to Australia', Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Frost, Lucy and Maxwell-Stewart, Hamish (eds), Chain Letters. Narrating convict lives', Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2001. Reece, Bob (ed.), 'Exiles from Erin: convict lives in Ireland and Australia', London: Macmillan, 1991. Reece, Bob (ed.), 'Irish Convict Lives', Sydney: Crossing Press, 1993. Reid, Kirsty, ' "Contumacious, Ungovernable and Incorrigible": Convict Women in Van Diemen's Land' in I. Duffield and J. Bradley, 'Representing Convicts: New Perspectives on Convict Forced Labour Migration', London and Washington: Leicester University Press, 1997, pp.106-123. Williams, John, 'Ordered to the Island. Irish Convicts and Van Diemen's Land', Sydney: Crossing Press, 1994. With best wishes Dianne -----Original Message----- From: Trudy Cowley [mailto:tcowley@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Friday, 13 May 2005 9:50 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Useful Books Hello Everyone I propose, that as a list, we come up with a list of resources useful for researching Tasmanian Convicts - starting with BOOKS. As we compile resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. Books which I have recently read and found useful include: "female factory, female convicts" by Tony Rayner - published 2005 "Convict Women" by Kay Daniels - published 1998 "The Convict Settlers of Australia" by LL Robson - published 1965 "The Last Ladies: Female convicts on the 'Duchess of Northumberland', 1853" - by Christine Woods (a list member) - published 2004 There are many more ... can you add to the list? (Please do not provide costs or outlets.) Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'L mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

One I have found useful for my convicts. "The Convict Probation System: Van Diemen's Land 1839-1854", Ian Brand, Blubber Head Press 1990 regards, Meryl Yost, Launceston, Tasmania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-mail: meryl@tasfamily.net.au AUS-Tasmania Genealogy pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/

Thank you Trudy, I have nothing at all on Tasmania. We have only recently discovered our Tassie convict but we do appreciate the reference books Meg Subject: [TAS-CON] Useful Books > resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian > Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. > > "female factory, female convicts" by Tony Rayner - published 2005 > > "Convict Women" by Kay Daniels - published 1998 > > "The Convict Settlers of Australia" by LL Robson - published 1965 > > "The Last Ladies: Female convicts on the 'Duchess of Northumberland', > 1853" > - by Christine Woods (a list member) - published 2004 > Regards > Trudy

Hello Everyone I propose, that as a list, we come up with a list of resources useful for researching Tasmanian Convicts - starting with BOOKS. As we compile resources, Meryl Yost has kindly agreed to list them on the AUS-Tasmanian Genealogy Mailing List website - http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/. Books which I have recently read and found useful include: "female factory, female convicts" by Tony Rayner - published 2005 "Convict Women" by Kay Daniels - published 1998 "The Convict Settlers of Australia" by LL Robson - published 1965 "The Last Ladies: Female convicts on the 'Duchess of Northumberland', 1853" - by Christine Woods (a list member) - published 2004 There are many more ... can you add to the list? (Please do not provide costs or outlets.) Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com

Welcome Trudy, We do appreciate you people who act as administratioors :) Regards Meg Queensland From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:30 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] New Administrator > Hello everyone - all 231 of you! > > I am your new list administrator. My name is Trudy - some of you may have > met me on the list previously.

How fortunate is this List to have the inimitable & highly skilled Trudy Cowley in our corner? Very, very fortunate. Cheers and very good wishes Trudy Ellen

Sorry, list - and Trudy - I hit the reply all button instead of reply. Good thing I wasn't spreading gossip!!!! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:30 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] New Administrator > Hello everyone - all 231 of you! > > I am your new list administrator. My name is Trudy - some of you may have > met me on the list previously. > > My thanks go to SANDIE for successfully running the list for the last few > years and also to MERYL for filling the gap until I could take over > management of this list. Meryl will also continue to provide support to me > as I develop my skills as a list administrator - she's a gem! > > I look forward to working with you all, sharing research problems, > discussing convict issues, and generally learning more about Tasmanian > convicts and their lives. > > Regards > Trudy > > Dr Trudy Cowley > List Administrator > TAS Convicts Rootsweb List > tcowley@bigpond.net.au > AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'L mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

Hey Trudy, good for you - and good luck with the list. How has your health been lately? I am still enjoying the work at Berriedale and I think it will take me close to the sixth month contract to get through it all. If nothing else I now have the skill to fold archive boxes - could probably do it in my sleep!! Cheers Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:30 AM Subject: [TAS-CON] New Administrator > Hello everyone - all 231 of you! > > I am your new list administrator. My name is Trudy - some of you may have > met me on the list previously. > > My thanks go to SANDIE for successfully running the list for the last few > years and also to MERYL for filling the gap until I could take over > management of this list. Meryl will also continue to provide support to me > as I develop my skills as a list administrator - she's a gem! > > I look forward to working with you all, sharing research problems, > discussing convict issues, and generally learning more about Tasmanian > convicts and their lives. > > Regards > Trudy > > Dr Trudy Cowley > List Administrator > TAS Convicts Rootsweb List > tcowley@bigpond.net.au > AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'L mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >