Hi Trudy, Meryl and List I have followed up suggestions from the list and have now received the info, from Archives, relating to Henry Smart - Index No 70718. It makes absolutely fascinating reading and one can't but feel a pang of sympathy for the life led. I was wondering if it would be possible to know anything about a Mr William Harvey of Bothwell to whom Henry, Police Number 1449 was assigned on Con 27/5. Presumably that is where he was first sent? He was also 2 months probation in a road party at Snake Banks. Does anyone know any thing about Snake Banks please? Is Henry likely to have been in chains- no mention of this. It is a horrible thought! The year is 1837. Regards Rosemary

Hello Rosemary I am glad that you have found some interesting information about your ancestor. There is a little information about Snake Banks road party probation station in Ian Brand's book 'The Convict Probation System' on pp.142-143. This may be available in your local library. It states that the building was designed to house 1 overseer and 20 men and was used between c1836 and 1839. Snake Banks is south of Launceston on the main highway between Launceston and Hobart. If Henry's conduct record did not say he was to do hard labour in chains, then he was probably not in chains - that was an extra punishment for those who 'misbehaved'. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Robert Mather [mailto:mather@laburnum44.fsnet.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2006 10:29 PM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] SMART Hi Trudy, Meryl and List I have followed up suggestions from the list and have now received the info, from Archives, relating to Henry Smart - Index No 70718. It makes absolutely fascinating reading and one can't but feel a pang of sympathy for the life led. I was wondering if it would be possible to know anything about a Mr William Harvey of Bothwell to whom Henry, Police Number 1449 was assigned on Con 27/5. Presumably that is where he was first sent? He was also 2 months probation in a road party at Snake Banks. Does anyone know any thing about Snake Banks please? Is Henry likely to have been in chains- no mention of this. It is a horrible thought! The year is 1837. Regards Rosemary ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'D mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-D-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Hi Trudy Thank you very much indeed. I shall look into trying to get hold of a copy of Ian Brand's book - perhaps through Inter Library Loan which is a great service. Pleased to hear Henry was probably was not in chains in his road party! Regards Rosemary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trudy Cowley" <tcowley@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:18 PM Subject: RE: [TAS-CON] SMART > Hello Rosemary > > I am glad that you have found some interesting information about your > ancestor. There is a little information about Snake Banks road party > probation station in Ian Brand's book 'The Convict Probation System' on > pp.142-143. This may be available in your local library. It states that > the building was designed to house 1 overseer and 20 men and was used > between c1836 and 1839. Snake Banks is south of Launceston on the main > highway between Launceston and Hobart. > > If Henry's conduct record did not say he was to do hard labour in chains, > then he was probably not in chains - that was an extra punishment for > those > who 'misbehaved'. > > Regards > Trudy > > Dr Trudy Cowley > List Administrator > TAS Convicts Rootsweb List > tcowley@bigpond.net.au > AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Mather [mailto:mather@laburnum44.fsnet.co.uk] > Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2006 10:29 PM > To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TAS-CON] SMART > > Hi Trudy, Meryl and List > > I have followed up suggestions from the list and have now received the > info, from Archives, relating to Henry Smart - Index No 70718. It makes > absolutely fascinating reading and one can't but feel a pang of sympathy > for > the life led. > I was wondering if it would be possible to know anything about a Mr > William > Harvey of Bothwell to whom Henry, Police Number 1449 was assigned on Con > 27/5. Presumably that is where he was first sent? He was also 2 months > probation in a road party at Snake Banks. Does anyone know any thing > about > Snake Banks please? Is Henry likely to have been in chains- no mention of > this. It is a horrible thought! The year is 1837. > Regards > Rosemary > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the 'D mode' send an empty email with ONLY the word > UNSUBSCRIBE in the body text to AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > Visit the Port Arthur Historic Site website at > http://www.portarthur.org.au/ > > ============================== > 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 > > >