Ian she was probably given a reward of £1 and the promise of a ticket of leave for having given some information against another convict, or etc, eg...publican selling out of hours...bushranger....escapee etc.......if it was gazetted then it made it into government records... spies/informers etc , were often paid rewards, especially in the 1820s and 1830's.. all the best Jenny -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, 30 May 2002 13:13 Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] Rewards >Hello all; > >I wonder if anyone has an understanding of the "Reward" system? > >I have an Ann TADMAN who absconded 1 Apr 1852 from Browns River >On the 12 Apr 1852 she was sentenced to 3 months hard labour >On the 17 Apr 1852 she was at "House of Correction" >On 27 Apr 1852 there is an entry on her conduct sheet which reads "Gazetted. >Reward £1." >On 19 Jul 1853 the entry is "Will be recommended for a ticket of leave when >reward is paid" >She got ToL on 30 Aug 1853. > >Could anyone throw any light on how these Rewards worked? Did she have to >pay some sort of fine or bond after absconding and being re-captured? > >Any thoughts welcome. > >Ian Preston >Canberra > > > >==== 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 >

Jenny: I also have a convict ancestor who was given a reward and gazetted.. > she was probably given a reward of £1 and the promise of a ticket of leave > for having given some information against another convict, or etc, > eg...publican selling out of hours...bushranger....escapee etc.......if it > was gazetted then > it made it into government records... Which government records are these? Are they available for inspection? And how would I do this from Scotland? Paul Prescott