A slight correction - the ship Frederick and Henry POINTON came on was Sarah (2), not Clyde (wrong convict). My apologies, Sharon. -----Original Message----- From: Norman W. Long <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 21 July 2002 20:58 Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] POINTON >Hello listers, >I am new to this list and I am hoping you can help me find oout more about the several convicts I have in my family tree. >To start off with: >Does anyone have any connections to Frederick POINTON or his brother Henry POINTON who were transported to VDL in 1836-7 on Clyde, or their cousin William POINTON who was transported (vessel unknown at this stage) in 1834. They all came from Hertfordshire. > >Frederick married Louisa WRIGHT in Longford in 1845 and they had 10 children. > >Henry married Elizabeth mary ANDERSON in Hobart and they had 7 daughters. > >I have only just found out about the connection with William and have not had the opportunity to look up his family at all yet. > >If anyone has any connections to any of these people I would love to hear from you. > >Kind regards, >Sharon >Melton, Victoria > > >==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== >Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and Tasmanian Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: >Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >