Blank Hi List I'm doing researh into RICHARD KEARNS who married MARY ANN WEBB in 1871 at Castle Hill. RICHARD was born in Parramatta in 1848 to RICHARD KERNS/KEARNS and ANN NOWLAN. Both Parents are buried in St. Patricks Cemetery Parramatta. RICHARD (senior) died in 1859 and I only have a burial transcript for him not a proper death certificate so I'm not sure if he was a convict or not. Richard and Mary Ann's children were born in Bathurst/O'Connell area and I am descended form ADA VICTORIA KEARNS their daughter who was born in 1880. Any one else researching the Kearns family would love to hear from you Dianna --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 1/09/2003

dianna charles wrote: > Blank > Hi List > I'm doing researh into RICHARD KEARNS who married MARY ANN WEBB in > 1871 at Castle Hill. RICHARD was born in Parramatta in 1848 to RICHARD > KERNS/KEARNS and ANN NOWLAN. Both Parents are buried in St. Patricks > Cemetery Parramatta. > RICHARD (senior) died in 1859 and I only have a burial transcript for > him not a proper death certificate so I'm not sure if he was a convict or > not. Richard and Mary Ann's children were born in Bathurst/O'Connell area > and I am descended form ADA VICTORIA KEARNS their daughter who was born in > 1880. Any one else researching the Kearns family would love to hear from > you Dianna Dianna In Dublin in 1816 the 20 year old Richard KIERNAN was sentenced to life to Port Jackson. He arrived in Sydney aboard the "Pilot" to start his sentence. On 19 June, 1822 he was assigned to Joseph Welsh of Argyle and on 28 February, 1823 to Francis Pendergast of Windsor. He was granted ticket-of-leave 30/190. According to convict records he was married to Anne Nowlan by Rev. Samuel Marsden at Parramatta in 1838 when he was 45 and she 20. Anne was also a convict having been sentenced to 7 years transportation in county Antrim in 1827. She arrived in Sydney aboard the "Elizabeth" on its second voyage out and was on a bond at the time of the marriage. In the NSW BDMs there is the following record: V18315316 3B/1831 KERNAN RICHARD NOWLAN ANN CB V1831940 15/1831 KERNAN RICHARD NOWLAN ANN CB CB stands for St. Johns C of E. Is it possible that Richard changed his name after he gained his ToL? Neville