Hello Shirley Welcome to our list. I hope we can help you. It is highly unlikely that John Molloy changed his name legally and that there would be an official record of it. The best you could hope for would be a record which states John Molloy alias Kelly or vice versa. What ship did your Bridget Lee arrive on? There were three Bridget Lee's who arrived in VDL as convicts. I may be able to provide more information depending on her ship. Could this be your Ann Molloy? Digger - Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899 Query ----- Surname : m*l*y (1746 matches) Given Names : ann* (25778 matches) Event : d (102842 matches) Total matching records: 38 -------------------- Surname: MALOY Given Names: ANN Event: Death Father/Spouse Surname: Mother/Spouse Given Names: BRIDGET Day: 09 Month: 3 Year: 1854 Age: 11 Sex: F Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: LAUNCESTON Registration Number: 1266/1854 Reference: RGD 35 Regards Trudy Dr Trudy Cowley List Administrator TAS Convicts Rootsweb List tcowley@bigpond.net.au AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com -----Original Message----- From: Shirley Kelly [mailto:shirleykelly@clear.net.nz] Sent: Friday, 19 August 2005 11:19 PM To: AUS-TAS-CONVICTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TAS-CON] Molloy/Kelly Hello List, I'm a new subscriber researching John Molloy - convict arrived Tasmania 1850. Granted ticket of leave May 1852 in Launceston. Then changed name to John Kelly. Married Bridget Lee also convict in 1852/1853. Was name change done legally? How do I find out? Also death of Ann Maloy (Molloy) born Tasmania 1853 and died before 1863. Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you Shirley ==== 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