Hi Lyn John Cartledge Sarah Cook Married 24 July 1848 Hobart Registered Number 1566 RGD No. 37 Cheers Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "L Wilkinson" <gerryandlyn@dodo.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 6:48 PM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] question > Thanks for the links Tim. I have a problem accessing data as I live in a > small country town in NSW where resources are incredibly limited and more > focused on the local area than on Victoria and Tas. Our local library has a > total collection of 7 BDM CDs for the whole of Australia. Two of the > Victorian Indexes, nothing on Tasmania. > > Regarding the Tasmanian Archives, you can go to their website > www.archives.tas.gov.au and use the link there or you can email them at > archives.tasmania@education.tas.gov.au and ask if they can help you with > your family research. At least that is how I first approached them :)) There > is a charge of around $22 that is invoiced to you when they post out the > results of their search, but they'll explain that when they get back to you. > That's pretty good value in my book. (Check out the prices that the Bradford > Archives charge!) I've been waiting a month now and was advised that it may > be another 6 weeks before I get any results... the usual story, they are > understaffed and overworked LOL!... but if I get even just one piece of the > puzzle then it will be worth it. Sarah Cook is a lady without a past. Every > document that lists her has unknown for parents and birthplace. If you go by > the age given on her tombstone then she had her last child at age 56! If > they can tell me one real fact about her then I will be in seventh heaven. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim van der Poel" <vanderpoel@onthe.net.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:45 PM > Subject: [GEELONG] question > > > > > > >Have you tried the Gold Fields list? > > > > 2. How to subscribe. just send the command "subscribe" in the body of your > > email to > > AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com. > > > > There is also a site which has transcriptions of old newspapers > > http://www.oldnewscopy.com/ > > > > There is also a Fiche entitled something like "arrivals in Victoria from > > domestic ports" It is fairly basic generally listing the family name and > > things like Mrs ?? and children.. Through a process of elimination I've > > found my convicts leaving Hobart Town and arriving in Geelong. > > > > My convict child (Jane Hewitt) was born in Hobart Town between 1838 - > 1840. > > I don't think her parents ever married. Her father had left a family in > > England. Can you post details of how you went about contacting the Tas > > Archives please. > > > > Tim van der Poel > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: [GEELONG] question > > >Content-Type: text/plain; > > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > >Hi List :) > > > > > >I am trying to trace my g g grandfather, JOHN CARTLEDGE who was > originally > > >transported from Nottinghamshire, England as a convict to Hobart in 1843 > > >where he (we assume) met and married his wife, SARAH COOK in 1849. They > had > > >their first child John while in Hobart Town in 1849. I have the > Tasmanian > > >Archives doing a search for me but they have warned me that there is a > long > > >waiting period for results as they are swamped with requests like mine.. > > > > > >We know that they left Hobart Town in great haste shortly after JOHN was > > >born and that they headed for Geelong where they had a number of other > > >children (and buried one son, Edward and possibly a daughter CAROLINE as > > >well) and then they headed off to Buninyong near Ballarat where they > lived > > >until they both died in 1886. His occupation over various documents that > I > > >do have is listed as Cutler (in England), Miner (in Buninyong) and > > >blacksmith. His father was also listed as a blacksmith on his death > > >certificate. So, perhaps he was a blacksmith while in Geelong as well??? > > > > > >My question is there any way I can trace their journey from Tas to > Geelong > > >and is there a way to find where they lived while in Geelong without > > >actually purchasing birth certificates? > > > > > >:) Lyn in West Wyalong, NSW > > > > > > > > >--- > > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > >Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 1/31/2004 > > > > Regards from, > > > > The van der Poel's > > Australia > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > > Geelong & District Cemeteries : > > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdcem.htm > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 2/3/2004 > > ______________________________

Thank you :))) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Johnson" <skinnyminny@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 11:24 AM Subject: [GEELONG] Cartledge/Cook > Hi Lyn > John Cartledge > Sarah Cook > Married > 24 July 1848 Hobart > Registered Number 1566 > RGD No. 37 > Cheers > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "L Wilkinson" <gerryandlyn@dodo.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 6:48 PM > Subject: Re: [GEELONG] question > > > > Thanks for the links Tim. I have a problem accessing data as I live in > a > > small country town in NSW where resources are incredibly limited and > more > > focused on the local area than on Victoria and Tas. Our local library > has a > > total collection of 7 BDM CDs for the whole of Australia. Two of the > > Victorian Indexes, nothing on Tasmania. > > > > Regarding the Tasmanian Archives, you can go to their website > > www.archives.tas.gov.au and use the link there or you can email them > at > > archives.tasmania@education.tas.gov.au and ask if they can help you > with > > your family research. At least that is how I first approached them :)) > There > > is a charge of around $22 that is invoiced to you when they post out > the > > results of their search, but they'll explain that when they get back > to you. > > That's pretty good value in my book. (Check out the prices that the > Bradford > > Archives charge!) I've been waiting a month now and was advised that > it may > > be another 6 weeks before I get any results... the usual story, they > are > > understaffed and overworked LOL!... but if I get even just one piece > of the > > puzzle then it will be worth it. Sarah Cook is a lady without a past. > Every > > document that lists her has unknown for parents and birthplace. If you > go by > > the age given on her tombstone then she had her last child at age 56! > If > > they can tell me one real fact about her then I will be in seventh > heaven. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tim van der Poel" <vanderpoel@onthe.net.au> > > To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:45 PM > > Subject: [GEELONG] question > > > > > > > > > > >Have you tried the Gold Fields list? > > > > > > 2. How to subscribe. just send the command "subscribe" in the body > of your > > > email to > > > AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com. > > > > > > There is also a site which has transcriptions of old newspapers > > > http://www.oldnewscopy.com/ > > > > > > There is also a Fiche entitled something like "arrivals in Victoria > from > > > domestic ports" It is fairly basic generally listing the family > name and > > > things like Mrs ?? and children.. Through a process of elimination > I've > > > found my convicts leaving Hobart Town and arriving in Geelong. > > > > > > My convict child (Jane Hewitt) was born in Hobart Town between > 1838 - > > 1840. > > > I don't think her parents ever married. Her father had left a family > in > > > England. Can you post details of how you went about contacting the > Tas > > > Archives please. > > > > > > Tim van der Poel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: [GEELONG] question > > > >Content-Type: text/plain; > > > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > >Hi List :) > > > > > > > >I am trying to trace my g g grandfather, JOHN CARTLEDGE who was > > originally > > > >transported from Nottinghamshire, England as a convict to Hobart > in 1843 > > > >where he (we assume) met and married his wife, SARAH COOK in 1849. > They > > had > > > >their first child John while in Hobart Town in 1849. I have the > > Tasmanian > > > >Archives doing a search for me but they have warned me that there > is a > > long > > > >waiting period for results as they are swamped with requests like > mine.. > > > > > > > >We know that they left Hobart Town in great haste shortly after > JOHN was > > > >born and that they headed for Geelong where they had a number of > other > > > >children (and buried one son, Edward and possibly a daughter > CAROLINE as > > > >well) and then they headed off to Buninyong near Ballarat where > they > > lived > > > >until they both died in 1886. His occupation over various documents > that > > I > > > >do have is listed as Cutler (in England), Miner (in Buninyong) and > > > >blacksmith. His father was also listed as a blacksmith on his death > > > >certificate. So, perhaps he was a blacksmith while in Geelong as > well??? > > > > > > > >My question is there any way I can trace their journey from Tas to > > Geelong > > > >and is there a way to find where they lived while in Geelong > without > > > >actually purchasing birth certificates? > > > > > > > >:) Lyn in West Wyalong, NSW > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > > > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > >Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 1/31/2004 > > > > > > Regards from, > > > > > > The van der Poel's > > > Australia > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > > > Geelong & District Cemeteries : > > > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdcem.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.577 / Virus Database: 366 - Release Date: 2/3/2004 > > > > ______________________________ > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Research Centres & Museums : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdresc.htm > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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