Hi List Have been enjoy this list although not participating too much. Would like to ask a question. Having just obtained a convict record from Tassie Archives, I need a few interpretations of abbreviations. I have Brief Guide No 20 but.... Refers to Mary Jones Tried Lancaster 27 August 1849. Arr. 4 Oct 1850. Proper name Eliza Hoy. RC R&W Transported for "Stealing from the person after previous conviction good Report twice convicted Single stated this offence. Stealing 2 pounds 3 shillings Pro Ladwich,.3 the or He or Hd months money Sing Sur Report very good but idle" Period of Gang Probation, Station & Class all crossed out. "Services. JanY 30/52 Factry 31/1/52 Hospey 3/4/52 Iac Ln 19/4/52 In all Monigham Ln 23/4/52 H of C Ln 29/4/52 Owen McCarthy Ln." Offences & Sentences "Augt 16/50 (B.F.) Abent 3 Mths hard labour (ABJ) Appd 15/8/50FactHobart April 24/52 (Monehon) absent without leave - 2 mth hd labor WG appd 30/4/52 Augt 30/53 Marriage with Thomas Callow Appd T of C 9/5/54 CN 10/54 Reason for a CP Fctyu 22/55/ T.L. Westy/ Drunk passed 1 pound (JPJ) Augt 28/55 C Pardon appd" I know somebody on the list must have seen lots of CON41's Regards John Hosie Melbourne
Hello John It is difficult to give a correct transcription of the records without seeing the original. You may wish to avail yourself of the transcription service offered by the Female Factory Research Group (see http://www.femalefactory.com.au/FFRG/service.htm) for a full transcription. Alternatively you may wish to obtain a copy of Susan Hood's book 'Transcribing Convict Records' - this should be available at your local library. This will help you decipher the abbreviations, etc. Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: John Hosie [mailto:john_hosie@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Wednesday, 10 August 2005 4:28 PM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Convict Records Hi List Have been enjoy this list although not participating too much. Would like to ask a question. Having just obtained a convict record from Tassie Archives, I need a few interpretations of abbreviations. I have Brief Guide No 20 but.... Refers to Mary Jones Tried Lancaster 27 August 1849. Arr. 4 Oct 1850. Proper name Eliza Hoy. RC R&W Transported for "Stealing from the person after previous conviction good Report twice convicted Single stated this offence. Stealing 2 pounds 3 shillings Pro Ladwich,.3 the or He or Hd months money Sing Sur Report very good but idle" Period of Gang Probation, Station & Class all crossed out. "Services. JanY 30/52 Factry 31/1/52 Hospey 3/4/52 Iac Ln 19/4/52 In all Monigham Ln 23/4/52 H of C Ln 29/4/52 Owen McCarthy Ln." Offences & Sentences "Augt 16/50 (B.F.) Abent 3 Mths hard labour (ABJ) Appd 15/8/50FactHobart April 24/52 (Monehon) absent without leave - 2 mth hd labor WG appd 30/4/52 Augt 30/53 Marriage with Thomas Callow Appd T of C 9/5/54 CN 10/54 Reason for a CP Fctyu 22/55/ T.L. Westy/ Drunk passed 1 pound (JPJ) Augt 28/55 C Pardon appd" I know somebody on the list must have seen lots of CON41's Regards John Hosie Melbourne ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== Visit the Campbell Town Convict Trail website at http://www.convictbricktrail.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