Hi Valerie I am not sure if ours are related, but it struck me as I have Samuel Nelson Watson b. Co Tyrone 1837(mother Eliza or Elizabeth Cochran, father John Watson) marrying Mary Ann Hughes (b. Green Ponds (Kempton) Tasmania 10/10.1838.They married at Bakery Hill Ballarat, 1856. They named their first child William, and the name was repeated throughout the following generations. I have been wondering whether my Samuel came to Australia alone, I haven't found him in convict lists so far. I believe there is a book called From Ben Nevin ??? to Little Rock which tells the story of this family. Mary Ann is buried at Little Rock (Rothwell, Vic) I think I found it listed on the Geelong Council website with a link to the cemetary. Mary Ann's mother is a bit of a mystery to me at the moment but she is possibly Banks or Farrell. Did Ellen have a sister named Mary Ann, by any chance ?? The mother's name may have been Martha. It's a long shot, but worth a try. Jackie in Brizzy ----- Original Message ----- From: "jandvmartin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 11:57 AM Subject: Re: [TAS-CONVICTS] Irish Convictions > Hi Sandie > > Could you please post this message to the list. I just can't get it to > 'send' have triple checked and the address is correct. > > p.s. I always have trouble. Most mysterious. Thanks Valerie > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------- > Is anyone reasearching Willian WATSON transported for 10 years in 1848 > Have just found him marrying one of my convicts Ellen FARRELL in 1854 He > was convicted of cow stealing and tried in Dublin. > > How do I find out where my Ticket of leave convicts were employed. I am > going to Hobart for a spot of research next month and this is one of the > things I am hoping to find out. > > Also is there a searchable list of transportees from England? > > Best wishes Valerie in NZ > > > > Researching FARRELL O'NEILL MERRITT > > > > ==== 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 >