The NSW State Records Office http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/ has an online digitilised registry of 'Flash Men' held under suspicion by police in Sydney in the 1840's. A bit like the FBI files <s> Below is an example of the names available. The State Records Office is most definitely leading the way forward for making easier access to genealogy and history records! Aboriginal tracker Abraham, Henry Abrahams, Joe, 81, 82, 126 Abrahams, Levy, 117 Adams Adson (Police), 135 Ailworth Alexander Alexander, Samuel Allen Allen, Mr Allman, Francis (Police Magistrate), 22 Allwood, Rev. Mr, 46, 51, 78, 79, 98 Antrobus, Jac. Archer Armstrong, Mr Atkinson Attorney-General Aubrey Austin, William Avery, Mrs Baker, John Baker, Mr Baldwin Balfour Ball, Mr Ballard Barker, 107 Barker, Anthony Barlow Barnes, 86, 88, 127 Barnes, John (alias Johnny the Jew) Barnes, Mrs Barnett Bassett, Will Bates Baylis, 102, 117 Bazley, Jonathon Beale, John Beaumont Beavor Beendon, Captain Bell, William Ben Benham, Henry Benson, Henry Bent, Andrew Bentley, Joseph Berry, Mr Bill Billy the Shoemaker Birch Birnstangl Bishop, The see Broughton, William Grant (Bishop) Blackman Blacksmith, Holden Blakeney Blaxland, Mr Bloomfield, 61 Blow, Henry, 22 Bonfield, George Bonney, John (Jack), 96, 97, 98, 99, 100 Bonney, Nathan (shown as Nathan) Booth the Butcher, 129 Boucher, Thomas Bouger (alias Collins, Francis) Bound Bound, Joe, 97, 99 Bourke, William Bowers, Richard, 132 Box, 18 Boyd, 81, 82, 83 Boyd, B Brace, Emanuel Bravo, John Bray Bray, N Breecher (or Smith) Breilat (or Breillat or Breillath), 84 Brennan (Police?) Brennan, Ryan Briars, James Briggs, John Bristol (alias Roach) Britton Broad, Richard, 15, 19 Broad, William Brodie, Serjeant (Police), 14, 22, 28 Broughton, William Grant (Bishop) Brown, 108, 113, 114 Brown, Captain Brown, James, 104 Brown, Mr Brown, Mrs Brown, Thomas Browne, Captain Brummie (or Brummy) (alias Goddard, Robert), 73, 76, 85 Brummy (or Brummie) (alias Goddard, Robert), 73, 76, 85 Bryan, Dan Buckley Buckley, Ned Bunce Burke Burns, Mrs Charlotte Burrows, Serjeant (Police) (or Burrowes), 86, 92, 99, 100, 112a, 113, 114, 131 Burton, Sir William Westbrooke (Judge) Bushby, Mrs Byrne, Will Cab, Ali Cadell (or Caddell), 4, 12 Cadell, Mrs (also known as Mrs Kemp), 138 Cain, Michael Campbell, Mary Anne Canadians Cananan, Michael (alias Cavanagh, alias Canavan), 22, 23, 24, 48, 85 Canavan, Michael (alias Cananan or Cavanagh, Michael), 22, 23, 24, 48, 85 Capstick, George, 40 Carr Carr (child) Carr, Bryan Carr, Mrs Carricks Carrington Carroll, Constable (Police) Cashien, John (or Cashein), 22 Causon Causon (two brothers) Cavanagh, Michael (alias Cananan or Canavan, Michael), 22, 23, 24, 48, 85 Cavanagh, Thomas Cave Chaffey Chaffey, William Chamberlain, 78, 81, 82, 83 Chamberlain, Phillip, 86 Chandler Chester, Jac. Chinn, Thomas Christie (The Mayor of Sydney), 80, 131, 132 Chuck, Charles Chuck, Joe Clark Clarke, 78a, 79, 83, 83a, 84, 100 Clarke, Mr Clay, Charles Clay, Mr Clint Clugson Coffee Coffey, Daniel Coffey, Fred Coffey, Michael (or Mike), 111 Cohen, 101, 102, 117 Cohen, Behren Cohen, Francis Cohen, Joel Cohen, Michael, 22 Coles, Mrs Collins, Francis (alias Bouger) Collins, W Collins, William Colonial Secretary see also Thomson, Edward Deas Connell (widow) Connell, John Connolly, Thomas Connor, Cath. Connors, Patrick Conroy, Dr Conyngham Cook, Joseph Cooke Coombs Cooper, 120 Cooper, Gypsey (alias Cooper, John), 100 Cooper, John (alias Cooper, Gypsey), 100 Cope Corton, John, 57 Cox, Mr Crampton Crane Crawley, W A, 102, 117 Crockett, George Crofts, Dr Cuff's the Barber Cuffe, Patrick Cullen Cullen, Patrick (or Paddy), 78, 79, 83, 84, 97 Cunningham, Peter, 123 Daley, Peter Daniel (or Daniell), 127 Daniels (or Daniells), 131 Darmuddy, John Davis, 114 Davis, Abrahams Davis, Aby Davis, Emanuel Davis, Joseph Davis, Mr Davy Davy (or Davey) Dawes Day, Edward D (Police Magistrate), 30, 62, 64, 93, 108, 127, 131 Day, Richard De Banks, John De Salis Dearing Dempster Denton, Thomas Derret (or Derrett) Donaldson Donnelly Dougherty Douglas Douglas, William Drake, Mr Drew, 18, 116 Drew, William Henry, 131, 132 Driscoll, Tim Dublin Jem, 63 Dudley, G Duffield Duguid, I Duke Dunbar, 51 Dunn, 71, 77, 78, 82 Dunn, Anthony Dunn, Charles Dunnane (or Dunnan) Dutton, Mr Eachern, Mr Ebsworth, Mr Edge, Mr Elliotts Emsworth, James Evans Evans, William Fagan Fagan, Terence Fall, George Fannell Fanning Farrell, 73, 83 Farrell, Jac. Farrell, Mic or Mickey, 114 Fawcett, Hopping Fearnley Fenwick, Asher Field, Jem, 124 Finlayson, Isaac Finnigan, Mic or Mock Finnigan, Owen Fisher, Isaac Fitzgerald (alias Pollen, John Wilson) Fitzgerald, John Fitzgerald, Red Fitzgerald, T (alias Frosty), 90, 92 Fitzgerald, Thomas Fitzpatrick (Police) Fitzpatrick, John Fitzsimmons, 104 Flanagan, Jac Flanner, 102, 117 Fleming, Constable (Police) Fletcher Flynn, Ellen Foard, Mrs Foord, Mr Ford Ford, Benjamin Forsyth, Mrs Foster, James Foster, Jem Fox Fox, James Foxey (an alias) Frawley, Serjeant (Police) Fred Frosty (alias Fitzgerald, T), 90, 92, 93 Frump, William Fry Gainsborough Gainsburgh Gallaghan, 23 Gallaghar Gallowy Galway Gamble, George Gammell, Richard (or Gammel) Gannon Garfield George, Tom Gibbs, John Glengarry Goddard, Robert (alias Brummie or Brummy), 73, 76, 85 Goodwin Goulding, James Grainger, Elias Grant, Henry Green, 46, 63, 120 Green, G Griffiths, Jo Groves Hackett, Rob Haggerty Hall, 77 Hall, Thomas Halloran Hamilton Hanney (or Hanny) Hanslow, Mrs, 129 Hanson Hanson, G, 34 Harbison, Mr J Keely Harkinson, Mary Harriet Harris, 89, 134, 135 Harris, James Harris, John Harris, Mr Harris, Samuel John Harris, Saul (alias Hopping Saul), 75, 86, 90, 92 Harrison Harry the Butcher (alias Harry or Henry Johnson) Harry the Butcher (alias Johnson, Harry or Henry), 123 Hart Hart, T W Hartnell, Miss Hawkins, Mrs Hayes, 87 Heagneys Hennerson, Mrs Herring, Mr Heydon Hibbs, Turnkey Hickey, Count Higgins, 45, 123 Hill Hill the Butcher Hill, George Hill, Mr Councillor Hinckerman, Miss Hipple, 81, 82 Hobler Hogan Hogan, Michael Holloway Holloway, W Holmes, 78, 79, 85, 98, 123 Holmes the Butchers Hood, George (alias Long George or the Long Native), 50, 85, 112, 119 Hopping Fawcett Hopping Moss Hopping Saul (alias Harris, Saul), 75, 86, 90, 92 Hoppy My Hearty (alias Hyams), 61 Hough Hovell, Captain How, Mr (or Law) Howard, James Hubberd Hudson, John, 110 Hudson, Joseph Hughes, 118 Hughes, Sarah Hughes, Terry Hunt, 15 Hunt, Simon, 63, 65, 72, 86, 95, 96 Hunter, Robert, 115, 135 Hyams (alias Hoppy My Hearty), 61 Innes, Constable (Police) Innes, Joseph Long Irwin, Mr Irwin, Richard, 67 Isaacs (alias Perkins), 100 Isaacs, Lewis J R Jack the Farrier Jackey see Jacobs, John Jackson, 125 Jackson, Elizabeth Jackson, William Jacobs, John (called Jackey), 114 Jacobs, Nathan (called Natey), 114 James Jaques, George Jem the Barber, 73, 74, 86 Jennings Jennings, Joe, 52 Jerdan Jerome, Jac. Jilkes, late Chief Constable (Police) John Johnny the Jew (alias Barnes, John) Johnson, 52, 69, 75, 76, 112 Johnson the Marker, 112, 119 Johnson, Harry or Henry (alias Harry the Butcher), 62, 123 Johnson, John Johnson, Mr Johnston Johnston, John Johnstone, George Johnstone, John, 130, 131 Johnstone, John (alias Vivian), 134 Jones Jones the Barber, 83 Jones, William Joseph Josephson Joyce, Michael K, Mr Kangaroo Jack Kearney, Dr Kellick Kelly, 97 Kemp, Charles James, 4, 12, 75, 138 Kemp, Mrs (alias Cadell, Mrs) Kempster, Mrs, 38 Kene Kennett (or Kennet) Kent Kent, George Kerne, Mr Kerr, William Kibble Kidd Kidd, Thomas Kinslow, C Kirkwood, D Kirkwood, Dr Knatchbull Lane, 83 Larkin, Andrew Law, Mr (or How) Laxton, William Lazarus, 99, 100, 126 Lea, Mrs Leach, Job Leake, Jonathan Leary Ledley, Pat Lee, Jac Lee, Will Leehan, Dennis Lehore, Barbara Leons Leslie, Robert Levarin, Francis Levy, 136 Lewis, Eliza Lilwell, Mrs, 130 Linden Lindsey, 95 Lock Lockwood, 113 Lovett, Jerome Low, James Luety, Joseph Lyall, 24, 78 Lynch, Jo Lynch, John Lynch, Mrs Lyons, Joe, 132 Lyons, Thomas Lyster, Emily, 13 Macdermott, Councillor Madden Magnus Maher, 135 Mann, James Manning, Edward Mannington, John Mansfield, 45 Marks Marks, S Maroony Marten, Hannah Martin Martin, Mrs Martyn, 131, 132 Matthews, Elizabeth May, John Mazey, Joe, 126 McAlister McArdley or McArdell or McArdle McArthy, Andy (McCarthy, Andy) McArthy, Eugene (McCarthy, Eugene) McAuliff, Margaret McCann, 126 McCarthy, Andrew McCarthy, Andy, 88 McCarthy, Eugene (McArthy, Eugene) McCook, Serjeant (Police) McCowliffe McDermott, 63 McDonald McGrath, 118 McGrath, Constable (Police) McGuigan McGuinness, 34, 92 McKellar, Dr McLean, Captain McLean, Jack, 55 McLoughlin, Hugh McMaher, James McMahon, Pat McNalty McQuirk, James, 51 Mead Miles, William Augustus (Superintendent, later Commissioner of Police), 61 Millsom Mitchell Mitchell, G Mitchell, Mr George (Chief Constable) (Police), 19, 33, 52 Moffat Moffatt, Mr Molle, Mr Molloy, Inspector (Police), 86 Molloy, Mary Molong, Mary Monies, Mr Moore, Jac Moore, Mrs Moore, Serjeant (Police) Moran, Andrew, 53 Moran, Andy Morley Morrisett, Colonel Mortimer, Patrick, 23, 24, 88, 97 Moss, Hopping Mulligan, Edward, 24 Murphy, Father Murphy, John, 39, 42, 109 Murphy, Margaret Ann Murphy, Thomas Murphy, William Murray Murray, John Myers Myers, Edward Naphali Nash Nathan, Rachel Neale Ned Needham, G Needham, Mary Newman, 18 Nibbs Nichol Nicholl Nicholls (alias Price) Nicholls, C, 102 Nicholls, Captain Nicholls, Robert Nicholson, Dr (Sir Charles), 124 Noble Noble, Mr, 84 Noonan Norris North, Samuel (Police Magistrate), 15, 19, 25 Nugent, Mr Nugent, Richard O'Neill, Jac Oates Oatly, Mr Oliver, William Onions, Samuel, 93 Owen Owen, George Paddy Paddy Fat Palmer Palmer, Jac. Palmer, Mrs Palmer, Watson Parish, Joe Parland, Watson Parry, John Parsfield Paterson, Mr John Pearce, 3, 6 Pearce, Inspector (Police), 73, 136 Pembroke, William Pennel, Charles Perceval Perkins Perkins (alias Isaacs), 100 Perry Perry, Page Peter Petty, 132 Phelps Phillips Phillips, Imey, 96 Pickering Pickering the Boomer, 113 Pickering, Dr (or Picking) Picking, Dr (or Pickering) Pigon, John Piper, Richard Pipey Pollen, John Wilson (alias Fitzgerald) Poulton, George, 102, 129 Poulton, Will Poulton, William Prendergrast, Dick Price (alias Nicholas), 84 Price, Inspector (Police), 113 Pritchard Pugh Putland (or Skinner) Rayley Rayner Rayner, George Reardon, Pat Reubens Reubens, Solomon, 15, 19, 114 Rex, George, 96 Reynolds, 49, 85 Rice, Joe, 81, 83, 84, 89 Richards, Ann Richmond Rickards, 89, 127, 131 Rickthorn, William Riley, 54, 58 Riley, Adam Riley, Constable (Police) Riley, Jac, 55 Rising, Robert Ristol, Rob Roach (alias Bristol) Roberts, Thomas Robinson, 114 Robston Rochester, Mrs Roebuck, Dr Robinson Rogers Rogers, Daniel, 12 Rolfe, Mr Rooney Rose Rothery Row, Mr Rowe, Esther Russell (ex Police) Ryan Ryan, Bill (alias Scrammy Bill or Scrammy Ryan), 73, 74, 76, 77, 80, 81 Ryan, Inspector (Police), 18, 26, 112 Ryan, Scrammy see Ryan, Bill (alias Scrammy Bill or Scrammy Ryan) S. o (watchmaker) Sadler, Richard Sadler, William Sale Salter, Dr (or Selter), 117 Sandford, David, 111 Saul, Hopping (alias Harris, Saul), 75, 86, 90, 92, 93 Saunders, 113 Savage, John, 39 Savage, William Scammell, Jeremiah Scones, Thomas Scott, 23, 24, 73, 85, 88, 97, 99, 100 Scott (alias Smith) Scott, Thomas Seeth Selter, Dr (or Salter), 117 Sharp, 31, 47, 122 Shaw Shaw (Police) Shea, Phillip Sheahan Sheen, Dennis Shekells, Will Shepherd Sheridan, J Sheridan, Michael, 54 Sheridan, Michael (or Sherridan) Short, Jem Shuttleworth, Mr Shuttlworth, James Simcox, Charles Simpkins, Js. Skinner (or Putland) Skippen, J Smith Smith (alias Scott) Smith (or Breecher) Smith (oyster shop), 52, 73, 112 Smith, A B Smith, Albion, 87 Smith, Bill Smith, Charles Smith, Charley Smith, Constable (Police) Smith, Fanny Smith, Inspector (Police) Smith, Joseph, 38 Smith, Launcelot (or Lancelot), 17, 18 Smith, Martin Smith, Tom, 135 Smith, William, 100, 111 Solomon Solomon, Saul Spencer Spring, James, 20, 34 Sprole Standish Stanley, G, 50, 72, 73, 85, 112, 119 Stanley, George, 72, 73 Steven, H Joseph Stone the Barber Stone, William, 22 Stroud Stuperd Styling, George Sullivan, 17, 39 Sutton, Mrs Suttor Swan, Mr (Commissary), 83 Swindells, Car. Tallent, James Tancred (Police), 122 Tarbuck Tate Taylor, 27, 115 Taylor, Joseph, 38, 65 Tegg, Mr Terry, Mrs Terry, Samuel Thomas, Abraham Thomas, William Thompson Thomson Thomson, Dr Thomson, Edward Deas (Colonial Secretary), 12, 13 Thomson, James Thomson, Mrs Thomson, Mrs Edward Deas Thorn, Mr Thornton, Mr, 44, 45 Thurston, Dixon, 42, 72 Tilley, Charles Timmins Tippis, Mrs Titterton Todhunter, Charles Clay Tommy the Banker (alias Thomas Wright) Toogood, 77, 112 Tooth Tornings, Mr Torr, Mrs Triff, Hannah Tucker, Mr Tudor, Robert (or Bobby), 131, 135 Tullock, Jac. Udell, 23 Valentine, Henry, 68 Varney, Joseph Vaughan Venables, 90, 95 Vivian (alias Johnstone, John), 134 Wainwright, Will Wainwright, William Wallace Walpole, Mr Walsh, Ed (or Welsh), 137 Walter Ward, Constable (Police) Wardell, Robert see Wardle, Dr Wardle, Dr Watson Watson, Captain, 103 Watson, George (the Butcher) Wearin (Police?) Welch, Mr Weldon, Jabez Weldon, Mrs, 99, 100, 114, 126, 129 Wells, Thomas Welsh, Ed (or Walsh), 137 Welsh, Phil, 81 Welsh, Redmond Wetherall Wheeler, Mrs Wheeler, Thomas Whelan Whitby, James Whitby, John White, John (or Johnny), 86, 103, 113 Whitfield Whitton, William Wickham (or Wyckham) Wilson Windeyer, Mr Charles (Magistrate) Winstanley, Mrs Winyard (or Wynatt or Wynnat or Wynyatt), 90, 93 Winyard (or Wynatt or Wynyatt) Wood Woods, Miss Cel. Woodward, T, 43, 44, 58, 124 Woolley Wright, Stephen Wright, Thomas (alias Tommy the Banker) Wyatt, Mrs Wyckham (or Wickham) Wynatt (or Winyard or or Wynnat or Wynyatt) Wynatt (or Winyard or Wynnat or Wynyatt), 93 Wynatt (or Winyard or Wynyatt) Wynnat (or Winyard or Wynatt or Wynyatt), 90, 93 Wynyatt (or Winyard or Wynatt or Wynnat), 90, 93 Wynyatt (or Winyard or Wynatt) Wytham, George, 14, 21, 26 Yelverton, 126 Yong, R Yorkie Young, R, 78, 83, 84 Young, Samuel Youny, R