Found it. Item Number: LC83/1/18 Description: Record of cases Further Description: Fiche only Start Date: 08 Feb 1836 End Date: 18 May 1837 It's out of order to the rest of the Lower Court Records, and doesn't mention "Campbell Town" anywhere in the title. Plus they don't seem to have the original on hand, only the microfiche. But that's it. The missing Campbell Town lower court records for the interval between LC83/1/1 and LC83/1/2. Douglas On 18/01/2015 2:03 PM, Douglas Burbury via wrote: > Hi List, > > I would like to ask a question about something I once knew the answer > to. I need to ask the question because I've forgotten the answer. > > I will be asking the good people at the State Archives about it, but I > thought I'd run it by this mailing list first, just in case someone > might happen to know ...... > > The question relates to the records of cases heard in petty sessions at > Campbell Town Lower Courts. The Tas State Archives online catalogue > indicates that they have the following collections in their series: > > • LC83/1/1 Record of cases 06 Jan 1835 06 Feb 1836 > • LC83/1/2 Record of cases 22 May 1837 08 May 1838 > > And so on after this. > > What I am interested in is the gap in the records between 06 Feb 1836 > and 22 May 1837. > > Now I *know* these records still exist. I know this because I held them > in my hot little hands once upon a time. That is to say ... I held > microfiche copies of them. > > I *know* that the date range was correct, because I have a small > bucketful of notes transcribed from them. > > Somehow or other I got the clue that they still existed, and I pestered > the staff at the Archives about it. Eventually someone managed to find > them -- after around 30 minutes of searching -- tucked into a box of > other unrelated microfiches where they were not really supposed to be. > > But now I can't find them again and I've forgotten how I found them in > the first place. > > Does anyone know anything that can help to re-locate them? (And maybe, > to get the Archives people to re-file and re-catalogue them.) > > Douglas > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear All, I seem to have inadvertently solved a long-running mystery whilst researching James Mitchel, the first post-master in VDL. Elizabeth Thompson came to Van Diemen's Land as the servant of James Mitchel and his wife in August 1813. Here are the relevant newspaper articles: "MR. JAMES KELLY, Commander of the Brig Mary and Sally, being about to depart the Colony, requests all Claims against him may be presented forthwith."and "Mr. and MRS MITCHELL, intending to leave the Colony in the Brig Mary & Sally, request all Claims may be presented. - Also, their Servant, Elizabeth Thompson." - The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 7 August 1813 When I googled for her I found numerous emails asking when and how she arrived in the colony and now you all know. Thanks again go to the wonderful NLA for sending so many brickwalls crashing down! Best wishes, Carol Brill, Old Beach, Tas.

I had a very similar situati0n happen t0 me as well. The pers0n c0ncerned was married t0 a lass in the same family tree as my late m0ther's birth father but f0r s0me reas0n this fell0w decided that because my Mum's m0ther was a NZer that meant she was 0f Ma0ri 0rigin. I (p0litely) wr0te t0 him, 0fflist, asking him t0 make the c0rrecti0ns t0 his 0nline inf0rmati0n but he didn't b0ther t0 d0 s0. (excuse the capital '0' s - the key f0r the l0wercase 0 has jammed in the depressed p0siti0n s0 I'm having t0 use the key f0r the numeral '0'!!!! Cheers Ainslie

Hi List, I would like to ask a question about something I once knew the answer to. I need to ask the question because I've forgotten the answer. I will be asking the good people at the State Archives about it, but I thought I'd run it by this mailing list first, just in case someone might happen to know ...... The question relates to the records of cases heard in petty sessions at Campbell Town Lower Courts. The Tas State Archives online catalogue indicates that they have the following collections in their series: • LC83/1/1 Record of cases 06 Jan 1835 06 Feb 1836 • LC83/1/2 Record of cases 22 May 1837 08 May 1838 And so on after this. What I am interested in is the gap in the records between 06 Feb 1836 and 22 May 1837. Now I *know* these records still exist. I know this because I held them in my hot little hands once upon a time. That is to say ... I held microfiche copies of them. I *know* that the date range was correct, because I have a small bucketful of notes transcribed from them. Somehow or other I got the clue that they still existed, and I pestered the staff at the Archives about it. Eventually someone managed to find them -- after around 30 minutes of searching -- tucked into a box of other unrelated microfiches where they were not really supposed to be. But now I can't find them again and I've forgotten how I found them in the first place. Does anyone know anything that can help to re-locate them? (And maybe, to get the Archives people to re-file and re-catalogue them.) Douglas

You may have to add LAREY, LARCY and LACEY into the mix, not to mention ELEARY. Some of my (O)Leary's were transcribed as such, due to misinterpretation of the beautiful old form copperplate handwriting. In the first three cases, the name was clearly (to me) written as LAREY, a phonetic rendition of an Irish accent. The letter "a" joined to the letter "r" with its curl at the top left-hand corner going on to form like the end of an "n" seems to have confused the transcribers. How the ELEARY happened, I still don't know for sure. I haven't seen the original document. Wynnette. -----Original Message----- From: aus-tasmania-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-tasmania-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Warwick Sherring via Sent: Sunday, 18 January 2015 8:52 AM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-Tas] The British Army in Australia 1788-1870 : index of, personnel / James Hugh Donohoe Rod There is LEARY, LEAREY, LEAHRY, O'LEARY or OLEARY remotely resembling that name in the book. Warwick Sherring Lismore NSW Sherring family http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/index.html Parry family http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/parry/index.html Gosford NSW http://freepages.nostalgia.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/ ------------------------------- AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4260/8948 - Release Date: 01/17/15 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4260/8948 - Release Date: 01/17/15

Hi Sharon and all Just letting everyone know I have had a message from a very good efriend letting me know that the child I was seeking died the following day. How I missed it I will never know. Sharon, you are so correct!! Brown research is a nightmare and especially when those who may have been able to help were all deceased by 1953 - pre me meeting family!! Working in the dark, so to speak. Sharon I will keep details of yours in case I find anything in my travels. Yours are earlier arrivals than ours though. I do have a nice little pile of people looking for their lost Browns!! For some reason they all seemed to use the same given names!!! Thanks to all Wendy Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Finn To: Don and Wendy Brown ; Tasmania List Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 10:05 PM Subject: RE: [AUS-Tas] Help with a BROWN baptism if possible please Hi Wendy Unfortunately I Cannot help with your query but I have another Brown of Deloraine to throw into the mix. Mary Ann Brown was born 18 July 1831 and Baptised in 1834, daughter of William, Splitter, of Deloraine and Ann. I have the marriage and death for "my" Mary Ann but I have been looking for more on her birth for years. Other references to my Mary Ann refer to her as being Free and born in the colony. I do not know if this 1834 baptism is her but the occupation of her father fits in with that of the man she married. If you come across anyone who fits in with this baptism, I would be overjoyed to hear from you. Good luck with all your enquiries. Brown is a nightmare name for family historians. regards Sharon Finn (In Sydney) > To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:26:36 +1000 > Subject: [AUS-Tas] Help with a Launceston baptism if possible please > From: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com > > Hi all > > Following Peter Oakley's wonderful discovery in the Deloraine baptisms, that finally linked our George and my fellow researchers' William as brothers, being the sons of John Brown and Mary Ann Smith, we are wondering if anyone has access to Launceston baptisms, most likely those of Rev. Dowling of the Baptist Congregationals who married John Brown and Mary Ann Smith at York Street Chapel 25 Dec 1846. > > We know there are others but we would appreciate finding the name of the UNNAMED MALE BROWN who was born to JOHN and MARY ANN (nee Smith) BROWN 18 Jun 1851 of Bathurst Street, Launceston (TPI: 3146/1851 and LDS Image: 32 of 144). > > There are two of us "doing" George's line and two "doing" William's line, and we would so like to be able to find those of other lines. > > Many sincere thanks > Wendy Brown (Central Queensland) > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you to all who replied. I will try ancestry and see what they can do! We have been so sure of anything that is entered on our tree and double check everything. We never list any living relly without their permission first. We have over 7,000 names, photos, data on our family tree and haven't made it public to the internet. Although willing to help other searchers. So I don't know where he could have obtained this incorrect info. A couple of the addresses we don't even know where they are...... I feel that a real 'tree' consists more than names, births, deaths ect. This way seems so cold and impersonal. We also add cause of death, memorabilia and taped conversations of our elderly relatives recollections. A wonderful way to immortalise them and much, much more. Our collective info can be extensive. But is gathered with love...... Regards Rob Watson

We are at a bit of a loss in regards to someone entering our names to their family tree without our knowledge. Not only is the information incorrect but we haven't even been notified by this person for our permission to enter our names and addresses. We haven't a clue who he is or where he is connected. Having tried to contact him on his invalid email address we are at a loss as to what can be done. Has this happened to anyone else and if so what did they do! Yours in regards Robyn Watson

Rod There is LEARY, LEAREY, LEAHRY, O'LEARY or OLEARY remotely resembling that name in the book. Warwick Sherring Lismore NSW Sherring family http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/index.html Parry family http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/parry/index.html Gosford NSW http://freepages.nostalgia.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sherring/

oops...meant to also include this link: http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/research/browse-by-category/familyhistory/convict/convict-abbreviations On Sunday, January 18, 2015 8:54 AM, Elaine Hanford via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: Douglas, there is a post that helps to explain....says that these records did not survive....can only hope that is not true http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austashs/convicts/conabbrev.html Cheers, Elaine TAS Descendant in Reno, Nevada On Sunday, January 18, 2015 6:51 AM, Douglas Burbury via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: Hi again list, Something I've always wondered about but never had the answer to: In convict conduct records, you often see statements relating to the outcome of a certain situation for a convict as follows: "Vide Lieut. Gov's Decision DD MMM YYYY". Where do we go to "vide" (see) these decisions handed down by the Lieutenant Governor? Would they have been part of the internal correspondence between the Colonial Secretary's Office and the Principal Superintendent of Convict's Department (which I assume haven't survived)? Or are they somewhere we can access? Douglas ------------------------------- AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Douglas, there is a post that helps to explain....says that these records did not survive....can only hope that is not true http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~austashs/convicts/conabbrev.html Cheers, Elaine TAS Descendant in Reno, Nevada On Sunday, January 18, 2015 6:51 AM, Douglas Burbury via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: Hi again list, Something I've always wondered about but never had the answer to: In convict conduct records, you often see statements relating to the outcome of a certain situation for a convict as follows: "Vide Lieut. Gov's Decision DD MMM YYYY". Where do we go to "vide" (see) these decisions handed down by the Lieutenant Governor? Would they have been part of the internal correspondence between the Colonial Secretary's Office and the Principal Superintendent of Convict's Department (which I assume haven't survived)? Or are they somewhere we can access? Douglas ------------------------------- AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi List, I am still in a quandary with regards to Jane Smith. I recently received a copy of my mothers birth certificate which gives her mother Adelaide Mary Blanche Coleman, nee Smith as being born in Newtown Tasmania and at the time of my mothers birth her age is given as 34 years. I am a little perplexed with the placing a link between Jane Smith and Adelaide Mary Blanche Smith. Any advice is most welcome. Best regards Tas --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Hi Wendy Unfortunately I Cannot help with your query but I have another Brown of Deloraine to throw into the mix. Mary Ann Brown was born 18 July 1831 and Baptised in 1834, daughter of William, Splitter, of Deloraine and Ann. I have the marriage and death for "my" Mary Ann but I have been looking for more on her birth for years. Other references to my Mary Ann refer to her as being Free and born in the colony. I do not know if this 1834 baptism is her but the occupation of her father fits in with that of the man she married. If you come across anyone who fits in with this baptism, I would be overjoyed to hear from you. Good luck with all your enquiries. Brown is a nightmare name for family historians. regards Sharon Finn (In Sydney) > To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 13:26:36 +1000 > Subject: [AUS-Tas] Help with a Launceston baptism if possible please > From: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com > > Hi all > > Following Peter Oakley's wonderful discovery in the Deloraine baptisms, that finally linked our George and my fellow researchers' William as brothers, being the sons of John Brown and Mary Ann Smith, we are wondering if anyone has access to Launceston baptisms, most likely those of Rev. Dowling of the Baptist Congregationals who married John Brown and Mary Ann Smith at York Street Chapel 25 Dec 1846. > > We know there are others but we would appreciate finding the name of the UNNAMED MALE BROWN who was born to JOHN and MARY ANN (nee Smith) BROWN 18 Jun 1851 of Bathurst Street, Launceston (TPI: 3146/1851 and LDS Image: 32 of 144). > > There are two of us "doing" George's line and two "doing" William's line, and we would so like to be able to find those of other lines. > > Many sincere thanks > Wendy Brown (Central Queensland) > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carol, May or may not be a searchable lead for "your" Thomas Wright but in the CSO3 index (Arthur Period) there is a Thos. Wright - application for land, file 9435. The file appears in this volume and doesn't appear missing - http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/default.aspx?detail=1&type=I&id=CSO1/1/420 Could tell you the ship he arrived on, where he hailed from and what properties he bought to the colony with him? Seemingly a "well to do" Esquire I guess land application would be a quite natural thing to do? What year did William Longshaw marry in Hobart? I can only find Francis William Longshaw marrying in 1894? Cheers, Peter On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Carol Brill <seebee.cazza@bigpond.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > Peter's email re the wonderful new maps online have reminded me of two > queries I have - my step-grandfather, Henry Ernest Wright, descended from > the Thomas Wright who had Wright's Mill shown in this wonderful map: > http://stors.tas.gov.au/AF396-1-15 > > > > Thomas Wright moved in pretty illustrious circles, and "married well": > > MARRIED. - On the 27th of November last, by special licence, by the Rev. > W. Bedford, Thomas Wright, Esq. of Liverpool-street, to Miss Ann Maria > Warpole, who is a branch of the Orford family, her father being nearly > [i.e. closely] related to the late Sir Edward and Robert Warpole, Barts.- > Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser (Tas. : 1821 - 1825) > Friday 17 December 1824." > > I have found stacks about him once he arrived in Hobart Town in September > 1822, but nothing to indicate his British origins - can anyone shed light > on who his family was and where he came from?. (I have all I need re. the > Walpoles, of course, as they're thoroughly covered on the Net.) > > > > My other question relates to the identity of the man who sold James > Mitchell, first postmaster, his house and land on the corner of Argyle and > Macquarie Streets opposite Ingle Hall and almost a carbon copy. (It's now a > hotel.) William Longshaw sold the block to James Mitchell for seventy > pounds in August 1814, after Mitchell sold two allotments he owned in > Collins Street to Thomas MacNeelance (sp.?) I haveWilliam Longshaw's > marriage in Hobart Town, and the birth of a child, but that's all - does > anyone know anything else about him? > > > > Any information on either man would be gratefully received, > > Carol Brill. > > > > > > >

Dear All, Peter's email re the wonderful new maps online have reminded me of two queries I have - my step-grandfather, Henry Ernest Wright, descended from the Thomas Wright who had Wright's Mill shown in this wonderful map: http://stors.tas.gov.au/AF396-1-15 Thomas Wright moved in pretty illustrious circles, and "married well": MARRIED. - On the 27th of November last, by special licence, by the Rev. W. Bedford, Thomas Wright, Esq. of Liverpool-street, to Miss Ann Maria Warpole, who is a branch of the Orford family, her father being nearly [i.e. closely] related to the late Sir Edward and Robert Warpole, Barts.- Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser (Tas. : 1821 - 1825) Friday 17 December 1824." I have found stacks about him once he arrived in Hobart Town in September 1822, but nothing to indicate his British origins - can anyone shed light on who his family was and where he came from?. (I have all I need re. the Walpoles, of course, as they're thoroughly covered on the Net.) My other question relates to the identity of the man who sold James Mitchell, first postmaster, his house and land on the corner of Argyle and Macquarie Streets opposite Ingle Hall and almost a carbon copy. (It's now a hotel.) William Longshaw sold the block to James Mitchell for seventy pounds in August 1814, after Mitchell sold two allotments he owned in Collins Street to Thomas MacNeelance (sp.?) I haveWilliam Longshaw's marriage in Hobart Town, and the birth of a child, but that's all - does anyone know anything else about him? Any information on either man would be gratefully received, Carol Brill.

Hi all Following Peter Oakley's wonderful discovery in the Deloraine baptisms, that finally linked our George and my fellow researchers' William as brothers, being the sons of John Brown and Mary Ann Smith, we are wondering if anyone has access to Launceston baptisms, most likely those of Rev. Dowling of the Baptist Congregationals who married John Brown and Mary Ann Smith at York Street Chapel 25 Dec 1846. We know there are others but we would appreciate finding the name of the UNNAMED MALE BROWN who was born to JOHN and MARY ANN (nee Smith) BROWN 18 Jun 1851 of Bathurst Street, Launceston (TPI: 3146/1851 and LDS Image: 32 of 144). There are two of us "doing" George's line and two "doing" William's line, and we would so like to be able to find those of other lines. Many sincere thanks Wendy Brown (Central Queensland)

Anyone have a copy of this book who could look up a Thaddeo(could be Thaddeus) LEARY or OLEARY in Hobart 1831 and the Norfolk Island 1833 much appreciated Rod

Hi lore?? I think it means Biographical Dictionary of Australia - try a Google search. ----- Original Message ----- Laurie Marlin Bairnsdale, Vic. From: "lore via" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> To: <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] AUS-TASMANIA Digest, Vol 10, Issue 15 > B D A what do these initials stand for.? it is hard to know what you mean > when only initiials are used > > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 > From: "Carol Brill" <seebee.cazza@bigpond.com> > Subject: [AUS-Tas] Update re. Garry Wilson's database > To: "'Tasmania'" <AUS-Tasmania-L@rootsweb.com> > I'm now back home and have located the relevant email from Mal Sainty > regarding Garry's database, sent 13/9/2014. Malcolm wrote to tell me that > "Garry was going to put all his database onto BDA but he did not achieve > that before his most untimely death. However, with his family's permission > we were able to rescue all his data. The problem is that we have to > convert > it from an old dBase format and then work out how he linked his datasets. > > At the moment we are flat out finalising a lot of new Datasets to go > on-line > in November. After that his Datasets are the next items to process, so I > hope that at least some of them may appear on our website by the end of > the > year." > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Good photo of the grandstand by putting 1st racecourse moonah into Google. So pleased you brought that topic up Mike. Helen Sent from my iPad > On 16 Jan 2015, at 12:13 am, Mike Hurburgh via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Thanks for letting us know Peter - do you keep a watch on the TAHO site? > > The comments I made a couple of weeks ago on the previous series released, > also apply to this release - there are quite a few discrepancies, > ommissions and errors in the descriptions. I presume the LINC search > engine searches on the descriptions, so these mistakes are a bit > disappointing. > > Note that the "landholders" referred to are often the original grantees > and not necessarily the owners or occupiers at the time of survey. > > Most of the "maps" are actually survey plans, compiled from one or more > actual surveys (the survey field books and the surveyors names are > noted). Maps, to me, are printed/published documents, showing mostly > topographical details. > > The series shouldn't have been titled "County Maps" as there is another > quite different group of plans called "County Charts" used for a long time > by both the Lands Office and the Land Titles Office as working plans to > index cadastral surveys. > > I too have found the answer to one of my long term queries - the original > New Town race course was on or adjacent to land owned by an ancestor, but > I had found no description of its actual location. A close look at > Buckingham 17 and there it is, plotted in its entirety (east of the Main > Road through present day Moonah, between Albert Road and Derwent Park > Road). Another plan shows the location of the grandstand. > > If anyone would like some help interpreting these plans and finding > information from them I can offer some assistance - I have worked as a > surveyor for many years, with experience in using plans such as these. > > -- > > Regards > > Mike Hurburgh > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That is really interesting Mike, There is an old house, Dorset House, behind Albert Rd in in a cul-de-sac named :Dorset Place, that has a park next to it. I have always understood that that was the last piece of land left from the old racecourse, the remainder having been built on ages ago. Dorset House was the home of Dr Benjafield early on and in my day, the Short family. A wonderful old house. I don't know who owns it now. Helen Brown Sent from my iPad > On 16 Jan 2015, at 12:13 am, Mike Hurburgh via <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Thanks for letting us know Peter - do you keep a watch on the TAHO site? > > The comments I made a couple of weeks ago on the previous series released, > also apply to this release - there are quite a few discrepancies, > ommissions and errors in the descriptions. I presume the LINC search > engine searches on the descriptions, so these mistakes are a bit > disappointing. > > Note that the "landholders" referred to are often the original grantees > and not necessarily the owners or occupiers at the time of survey. > > Most of the "maps" are actually survey plans, compiled from one or more > actual surveys (the survey field books and the surveyors names are > noted). Maps, to me, are printed/published documents, showing mostly > topographical details. > > The series shouldn't have been titled "County Maps" as there is another > quite different group of plans called "County Charts" used for a long time > by both the Lands Office and the Land Titles Office as working plans to > index cadastral surveys. > > I too have found the answer to one of my long term queries - the original > New Town race course was on or adjacent to land owned by an ancestor, but > I had found no description of its actual location. A close look at > Buckingham 17 and there it is, plotted in its entirety (east of the Main > Road through present day Moonah, between Albert Road and Derwent Park > Road). Another plan shows the location of the grandstand. > > If anyone would like some help interpreting these plans and finding > information from them I can offer some assistance - I have worked as a > surveyor for many years, with experience in using plans such as these. > > -- > > Regards > > Mike Hurburgh > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > ------------------------------- > AUS-Tasmania Mailing List Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/ > Contact Admin AUS-Tasmania-Admin@rootsweb.com > Search the Archive (type AUS-Tasmania in the list box) > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-TASMANIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message