Hi Grahame, Here are my two from Oxfordshire, father and son John & Reuben BUTLER who relieved a farmer of 1/6 worth of hay (perhaps for family bedding?). Reuben was the oldest surviving son of John BUTLER & Mary BALDWIN. The youngest was 1 yr old when they were transported - hope this helps, Rosalyn "Fich. No. D0050. Refernece No. to family C039662. Father. JOHN - Born Stoke Lyne, Oxfordshire, England to Mathias and Ann BUTLER in 1774. Sent out to NSW as a convict on the ship "Prince Regent", arrived Sydney 27th Sept 1827. Census 1828 - He was 54 yrs, worked for A.A.Co Port Stephens. Reuban 21.11.1802 (Actually date of his christening) - son - Sent out to NSW as a convict on the same ship as father. Census 1828. Age 21. Worked as ploughman for John Blaxland at Patrick's Plains, near Broke. Document from Port Stephen's Bench, NSW, Australia: No. 35/909 10 Oct 1835 Prisoner's No. - 27/2085 Name - John BUTLER Ship - Prince Regent Master - Richards Year - 1827 Native Place - Stokeline (Stoke Lyne) Oxfords. Trade or calling - Labourer Offence - Place of Trial - Oxford Assizes. Date of Trial - 6 March 1827 Sentence - Life Year of Birth - 1776 Height - 5 feet 8 1/4 inches Complexion - fresh Hair - Grey Eyes - Blue General Remarks - P.P.41/438 Allowed to remain in the District of Windsor on the recommendation of Port Stephen's Bench, Dated 31 May 1835 (Written across document - A.A.Co. Patrick's Plains Woodcutter ----- 4 April 18?? Settled (?) to Maitland ----------- 27 March 1827 Conditional Pardon No 34/321 Whereas, his late most excellent Majesty King George the Third by a Commission under the great seal of Great Britain, bearing date the eight day of November, in the thirtyfirst year of His Majesty's reign was graciously pleased to give and grant full power and authority to the Governor (or , in the case of his death or absence, the Leiutenant Governor) for the time being of His Majesty's Territory of the Eastern Coast of New South Wales, and the Islands there unto adjacent, by an instrument or instruments in writing, under the seal of the Government of the said territory, or as he or they respectively should think fit and convenient for his Majesty's Service, to remit, either absolutely or conditionally, the whole or any part of the term or time for which persons convicted of felony, misdemeanor or other offences, amendable to the laws of Great Britain, should have been, or should be thereafter be respectively conveyed or transported to New South Wales or the Islands thereunto adjacent. By virtue of such power and authority so vested as aforesaid, I SIR GEORGE GIPPS, KNIGHT, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of Her Majesty's said Territory of New South Wales and its dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, taking into consideration the good conduct of REUBEN BUTLER who arrived in this colony in the ship PRINCE REGENT (4) RICHARDS, Master, in the year one thousand eight hundred and TWENTY SEVEN under sentence of transportation for LIFE and who description is on the back hereof, do hereby conditionally remit the remainer of the term or time which is yet to come and unexpired of the original sentence or order of transportation passed on the aforesaid REUBEN BUTLER at OXFORD ASSIZES on the SIXTH day of MARCH one thousand eight hundred and TWENTY SEVEN, provided always and on condition that the said REUBEN BUTLER continue to reside within the limits of this Government for and during the space of HIS original sentence or order of transportation:- otherwise the said REUBEN BUTLER shall be subject to all the pains and penalties of reappearing in Great Britain and Ireland for and during the term of HIS original sentence or order of transportation; or as if this remission has never been granted. Given under my hand and the Seal of the Territory at Government House, Sydney, New South Wales, this FIRST day of OCTOBER in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and FORTY TWO (L.S.) Signed GOV. GIPPS, by His Excellency's Command (Signed) E DEAL THOMSON ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grahame & Rosslyn Thom" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 10:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Exiles from Oxford > Hi list > > I have a friend in Oxford who is preparing a publication on people > convicted and sentenced to transportation from Oxfordshire including > 13 exlies. > > If anyone knows anything about the following exiles could you please > contact me. Or for that matter anyone who has a convict who was > sentenced in Oxfordshire. > > Grahame > > Bartlett, George, arr PP/Geelong on Sir George Seymour in 1845 > > Chaundy, William, arr PP on Eden in 1849 > > Clifford, Daniel, arr PP on Thomas Arbuthnot in 1847 > > Cooper, or Cowper, William, arr PP on Sir Thomas Arbuthnot in 1847 > > Eden, John alias Coleman, arr on Maitland in 1846 > > Gardner or Gardiner, Samuel, arr Geelong on Joseph Somes in 1847 > > Goolding or Goulding, Henry arr on Maitland in 1846 > > Hatton, or Hatten William alias Smith, arr Geelong on Eden in 1849 > > Perrin, Richard, arr PP on Joseph Somes in 1847 > > Plunkett, Thomas, arr Geelong on Maitland in 1846 > > Spragg, Thomas, arr Sir George Seymour in 1845 > > Ward, William, arr on Maitland in 1846 > > White, William, arr PP on Eden in 1849 > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://www.zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >