Hello all Perhaps someone with more knowledge of convict records can help me. There are no details of death for Mary Lewis my Great-great Grandmother. Mary was convicted & sent to Tasmania per Hindostan 1839. After serving her sentence she married Samuel Sargent in 1845. They produced 6 children between 1846 & 1855. There is a notation on Mary's convict records stating "Cert to herself 12 August 1856". Is anyone able to tell me (a novice at this game) what that statement may mean. Perhaps it can lead to finding out whatever happened to Mary. Thanks Christine ancestors include Mark McCann, Robert & Maria Hay, Samuel Sargent & Mary Sargent nee Lewis
Hi Christine, It means that her certificate of freedom was sent to her on that date. The Tasmanian Pioneers Index lists a death that may be Mary. Mary Sargent, born Scotland, aged 70, d. 22 Oct 1886, District of Hobart, RGD 35 1886/200. Places where you can get copies are listed at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/resource/bdms.htm regards, Meryl Yost, Launceston, Tasmania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Administrator: AUS-Tasmania mailing list http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/home/maillist.htm E-mail: [email protected] AUS-Tasmania Genealogy pages http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "christine watson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 8:31 PM Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] Convict record Mary Lewis > Hello all > Perhaps someone with more knowledge of convict records can help me. There > are no details of death for Mary Lewis my Great-great Grandmother. Mary > was convicted & sent to Tasmania per Hindostan 1839. After serving her > sentence she married Samuel Sargent in 1845. They produced 6 children > between 1846 & 1855. > There is a notation on Mary's convict records stating "Cert to herself 12 > August 1856". > Is anyone able to tell me (a novice at this game) what that statement may > mean. Perhaps it can lead to finding out whatever happened to Mary. > > Thanks > Christine > > ancestors include Mark McCann, Robert & Maria Hay, Samuel Sargent & Mary > Sargent nee Lewis > > > ==== 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 > >