Hi, George COLEMAN (hopefully my gt.gt.grandfather) born Headbourne Worthy near Winchester, Hampshire about 1807/08 and had minor convictions for robbery, bastardy, poaching. He was convicted in 1830 for being part of a group of 'machine breakers' and sentenced to seven years' transportation to VDL. Arrived Hobart August 1831 on board the 'Proteus' with 98 other convicted Swing Rioters. He was placed on the Loan Gang and assigned to Mr Jellicoe, James Reid, Dr. Brock and Mr. Hepburn. Hepburn brought a charge of 'duty of duty and other misconduct' against George who received fifty lashes. George received a free pardon on 3 February 1836 and is 'believed' to have left Launceston on the cutter 'Aquila' in November 1838 bound for Port Phillip. One of the earliest settlers in Buninyong (near Ballarat) was a George Coleman who was an employee of the Learmonth Brothers. George married Harriet WILSON in 1841 and together they raised four daughters, Jane (Thomas REDFERN), Elizabeth Bertha (James DONALD) Emma (George WILSON) and Mary who decided to be a single parent! I'd love to have contact with a fellow Lister who is researching this line. Carol Battishill from Warner's Bay, NSW