OK, Now it's taking forever, I feel like an idiot, it worked just fine, albeit slower than usual, this evening, but now it's slower than a wet week! Sorry if I have led any of you on a bum-steer, I apologise. Cheers, polly

Hi there, out of curiosity I found myself impelled to try to log-in to NSW Bdm, I had no luck the normal way so try using google entering NSW bdm and then click on the link, I don't know why but this seems to be working Takes a while, but it does log-in Cheers Polly

An index to Tasmanian Insolvencys, 1838, has been added online http://www.genseek.net/tasin38.htm The index includes Solicitor's who represented the Insolvents, Creditors and Assignees/Agents cheers Jenny Fawcett

Anybody else having problems tapping into NSW Birth Deaths and Marriages historical indexes cheers Peter

Hi Trudy Thanks for the information. Do you know if there any passenger lists on line for passage from Tasmania to Melbourne On 26/02/06, Trudy Cowley <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > Hello Laurence > > There does not appear to be a death registered on the Tasmanian Pioneers > Index - he may have died elsewhere. > > Regards > Trudy > -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson www.users.bigpond.net.au/steppayne I am Researching:- Butcher..............Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.................>1856 Fortune..............Berwickshire, Scotland................................>1858 Garlick...............Liverpool, Lancashire, England.....................>1863 Mee...................Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland (Palatine)................>1884 Payne................Washingborough, Lincolnshire, England........>1863 Ritchie...............Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.................>1860 Stephenson........Pickering, Yorkshire, England .....................>1856 Wittick...... .......(Convict) Walsall, Staffordshire, England........>1822 Heartnet = Heart support = http://heartnet.cci.ecu.edu.au/

Hello Laurence There does not appear to be a death registered on the Tasmanian Pioneers Index - he may have died elsewhere. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Laurence E Stephenson [mailto:laurencestephenson@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2006 10:55 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Wrightwick, Whitwick, Whittick, Wittick Hi I am looking for information on John Wrightwick's (and variations) death. John arrived Arab 1822 having been convicted of larceny I know nothing of him after his arrival. His son Walter son was also transported for burglary arriving on Caladonia (2) I am also trying to find when and on what ship Walter came to Victoria circa 1837 I would be gratefull for any information Thanks in anticipation -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson

Hi I am looking for information on John Wrightwick's (and variations) death. John arrived Arab 1822 having been convicted of larceny I know nothing of him after his arrival. His son Walter son was also transported for burglary arriving on Caladonia (2) I am also trying to find when and on what ship Walter came to Victoria circa 1837 I would be gratefull for any information Thanks in anticipation -- Regards, Laurence E Stephenson www.users.bigpond.net.au/steppayne I am Researching:- Butcher..............Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.................>1856 Fortune..............Berwickshire, Scotland................................>1858 Garlick...............Liverpool, Lancashire, England.....................>1863 Mee...................Kilflyn, Limerick, Ireland (Palatine)................>1884 Payne................Washingborough, Lincolnshire, England........>1863 Ritchie...............Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.................>1860 Stephenson........Pickering, Yorkshire, England .....................>1856 Wittick...... .......(Convict) Walsall, Staffordshire, England........>1822 Heartnet = Heart support = http://heartnet.cci.ecu.edu.au/

Greetings All, There is an article in the "Examiner News" to-day, page 21 ""CONVICT RECORDS RECOGNISED The United Nations has recognised Tasmanian Convict records as a significant and irreplaceable part of Australia's History. Tasmanian Education Minister, Paula Wriedt said that the records, held in the Archives Office of Tasmania, had been included on the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation Australian Memory of the World Register 2006. "The register is part of a UNESCO International Programme established to recognise, protect and promote documentary material that records or reflects significant milestones and events in the history of the world" Ms Wriedt said. "It is the equivalent to UNESCO's world heritage list for the natural environment" Ms Wriedt said that the records of the Tasmanian convict system documented the lives of more than 75,000 people transported to Tasmania from the UK and other parts of the British Empire between 1803 and 1853. "These fascinating records are a vital link to our past and it's fantastic that their significance has been recognised"she said. Other records to be included on the Australian Memory of the World Register this year include the Ned Kelly papers held by Victoria's Public Record Office and Convict records held by the State Records NSW."" Three Cheers for our Irreplaceable Ancestors, Ellen

Hi Tamara Where did you find the reference to Owen McOwen per 'Countess of Harcourt'? The only remotely possible person on board 'Countess of Harcourt' is John OWEN. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Tamara Weller [mailto:tamweller@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2006 10:08 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] advice please Hi everyone, I found an Owen McOwen recently who had arrived in Hobart (apparently) on the Countess of Harcourt in 1821. I was desperately hoping that perhaps he might be the father of an ancestor of mine Catherine McQuonn (whose father was listed as Owen), but was so disappointed when I couldn't find any record of him on the Tasmanian Archives site. Does anyone know how I might be able to find out more about him? Or why he might not be on the Tasmanian Archives site if he arrived in Tasmania? Thank you, any advice would be greatly appreciated! Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== Visit Jenny Fawcett's Tasmanian Convicts website at http://www.genseek.net/constas.htm ============================== 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

Hi everyone, I found an Owen McOwen recently who had arrived in Hobart (apparently) on the Countess of Harcourt in 1821. I was desperately hoping that perhaps he might be the father of an ancestor of mine Catherine McQuonn (whose father was listed as Owen), but was so disappointed when I couldn’t find any record of him on the Tasmanian Archives site. Does anyone know how I might be able to find out more about him? Or why he might not be on the Tasmanian Archives site if he arrived in Tasmania? Thank you, any advice would be greatly appreciated! Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006

Hello Tamara I don't know of any ... Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Tamara Weller [mailto:tamweller@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 19 February 2006 9:59 AM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] re convict books Hi :-) Does anyone know if there has been any books published on the ATLAS or the JOHN WILLIAM DARE? Thank you, Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006 ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== Visit the Female Factory Historic Site website at http://www.femalefactory.com.au/ ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Hi :-) Does anyone know if there has been any books published on the ATLAS or the JOHN WILLIAM DARE? Thank you, Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006

Dear Peter and lists, Thank you for that Peter I will be interested in Barbara's next book on the "Queen" 1792, my James Jordan was on it. Over the past couple of years there has been a number of books written about the convicts and the ships they arrived on, most giving indept details of those on board. I wonder if is possible to make up a list of these books. Two recent ones come to mind and I know there are many more. Can anyone add to the list I have started below. The Last Ladies - "Duchess of Northumberland" 1853. by Christine Woods A Drift of Derwent Ducks - "Australasia" 1849. by Trudy Cowley And there have also been books written about immigrant ships and their passengers. There could be a list of these as well. German Immigrants - "America" 1855 by Pat Harris I am sure we could come up with an interesting list. I will copy the list of books and email it at a later date. I will go and search my bookcase as I am sure I have more, Irene Schaffer Email: schafferi@optusnet.com.au Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~schafferi (including Norfolk Island and Van Diemens Land list) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Mayberry" <ppmay@pcug.org.au> To: <GENANZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:50 PM Subject: Death or Liberty - Irish convicts of the Britannia 1797 > Hello All, > > DEATH OR LIBERTY > > Death would have been a better option than life on board the 1797 > convict ship Britannia. > > Its 200 or so convicts had faced a sadistic captain, starvation rations > and savage punishments during their long journey from Ireland. Even the > days heralding their arrival into Sydney brought severe hail and gale > force winds. > > Amongst the ship's desperate and broken cargo of rebels, thieves and > prostitutes was young Thomas Kennedy, convicted of high treason; Jane > Maher 'an abbess of a nunnery'; Ambrose McGuiggan alias Switcher > Donnelly, a dancing master who shot at a grand jury member; William > Silk, branded a rebel but allowed to bring his wife and two children > with him; Elizabeth Rafferty, the captain's mistress during the voyage, > who became a wealthy woman; and Patrick Moore, later a member of the > founding committee for St Mary's Cathedral. > > In her fourth book on Irish convicts transported to New South Wales > prior to 1800, Barbara Hall has traced the lives of the convicts on > board the Britannia by meticulously piecing together their trials in > Ireland and their lives in Sydney. Discover the stories they have left > behind. > > Her three other books are namely, > A Nimble Fingered Tribe - convicts of the Sugar Cane 1793 > Of Infamous Character - convicts of the Boddingtons 1793 > A Desperate Set of Villains - convicts of the Marquis Cornwallis > 1796. > > Barbara's email address is beehall@optusnet.com.au > > The book titled, "Death or Liberty" should be available at the end of > this month. > > Regards, > Peter Mayberry > Tuggeranong ACT > > > ==== GENANZ Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENANZ > >

A base coin was fake one and a hanging offence if you were charged with making them. In early times in England anyone caught could be burnt at the stake. Irene Email: schafferi@optusnet.com.au Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~schafferi (including Norfolk Island and Van Diemens Land list) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tamara Weller" <tamweller@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 7:40 PM Subject: [TAS-CON] convict crime?? > Hi everyone, > > I was just wondering if someone might know what the crime of an ancestor of > mine was. She stole a ‘base coin’. I have no idea what that means!!! > > Tamara.

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if someone might know what the crime of an ancestor of mine was. She stole a ‘base coin’. I have no idea what that means!!! Tamara. -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.15/223 - Release Date: 1/6/2006

Hello all The Female Family Founders Database has been updated - see http://www.femalefactory.com.au/FFRG/fffdb.htm#Records. There are now 1,817 female convicts in the database for whom we have descendants or researchers linked, and another 544 female convicts for whom we have information, but no descendants. Even if your female convict ancestor appears on these lists, but you have not submitted her, please consider doing so. Also, we can provide you with the contact details of those people who have submitted her details. Of course, if your female convict ancestor does not appear on these lists, we would love for you to submit her details. For submission details, see http://www.femalefactory.com.au/FFRG/fffdb.htm#Submitting. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley on behalf of the Female Factory Research Group ffrg@femalefactory.com.au www.femalefactory.com.au/FFRG

An index to Insolvency Notices in Launceston newspapes, for the year 1837, relating to Tasmanian Insolvents, has been added online http://www.genseek.net/tasin37.htm cheers Jenny Fawcett

G'day, I'm researching a group of political prisoners who arrived VDL per "Lady Ridley" in 1821. One of these is Charles STANFIELD, sometimes mis-spelled STANSFIELD. What I know is that Charles was born c1792 at Barnsley WRY. I have found a Charles STANFIELD died at Clarence, Tas, on 17 June 1875, age 84 (close); occupation "Boatman". The informant was Mary HARRINGTON, daughter of Kangaroo Point. No details of birthplace, etc. RGD ref No.134. I'm not yet sure that this Charles, and Charles from the "Lady Ridley", are the same gent. Having got that far, the GSNT library closed, and will remain so 'til next Tuesday. I didn't notice Charles marrying, or fathering children, but the possibility remains (if these are the one man) that Mary was born in England, and followed her father into exile. Several political prisoners were followed by wives & children. I'm wondering if anyone else is researching the STANFIELD or HARRINGTON lines ? Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com>

Dear Lists, Three weeks ago I discovered this forum and was so impressed that after placing a number of items on it offered to become the Tasmanian Moderator. This medium is very user friendly and offers many ways of getting your story out or searching for that elusive family member. I think in the future we will see more of this type of contact on our computers. The High Country of Victoria seems a long way from Tasmania but I have been surprised how many Tasmanian names are on this site. I think we forget how much our ancestors travelled in those early times. Thomas, the son of the convict James Jordan (born Norfolk Island) went to Beechworth where some of his family lived for many years. Thomas died there in 1888. Thats a lot of travelling Norfolk Island, to Longford Tasmania and then Beechworth Victoria. Moderators are needed for the other states and this could be a great way of getting in touch and finding out more about your family and state. I have added the Lady Juliana convict women's story to the Tasmanian section, it will be interesting to see what response I receive. The forum site can be found on http://www.highcountryheritage.org/phpBB2 Hope to see you there. Irene Email: schafferi@optusnet.com.au Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~schafferi (including Norfolk Island and Van Diemens Land list)

Hi Trudy As per all, good luck. To those who cannot hear it direct, is it possible they can get a stream of the broadcast from the web? Regards CAROLYN JOYCE BEARS OVER THERE www.bearsoverthere.com.au P.O. Box 271 Nunawading 3131 Victoria Ph 03 5192 4444 Fax 03 5192 4955 Mobile 0402 293 413 -----Original Message----- From: Ellen Crehan [mailto:ellencrehan@bigpond.com] Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2006 8:16 PM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Talk Back on the ABC Hello Trudy, Great news about your spot on the ABC on Saturday. Congratulations This is very exciting............. I know that you will be a huge hit! Cheers, Ellen ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== If you require assistance using this list, try the www.rootsweb.com 'HELP' page. It may have the answer to your question. ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx