Hi Mike I think there was an early PIKE family who were in the Penrith and St Mary's [west of Sydney,] areas of New South Wales and also in the Parramatta/Toongabbie district of NSW. AUS-NSW-PENRITH-L or D list of rootsweb If you subscribe in the usual way I am sure you will pick up a contact here. There does not appear to be a Parramatta or Toongabbie webpage. I found a Joseph Pike arriving in 1828 but not a Henry Pike on the NSW Archives site. http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/default.htm Hope the following helps. Index to Certificates of Freedom, 1823-69 Search results [Back to Search Page] [Tips for Searching] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Query string: Surname: (pike), First name: (joseph), Vessel: (%) Date of Certificate:(%) [Page 1 of 1] Surname First Alias CFNo Date of Certificate Vessel Year SRRef Film Remarks PIKE Joseph 47/0789 30 Nov 1847 Claudine 1829 4/4410 1025 TL 46/549 PIKE Joseph 34/1285 7 Oct 1834 Phoenix 1828 4/4324 993 Happy New Year Joan in Wentworthville, NSW > Hello Australia. > > Is anyone able to help with the following please or will you redirect me to some other list. Thanks. > > I have been recently informed that Henry PIKE, police number 474, arrived on the "Marmion" 8.3 1828. > > Also that a Joseph PIKE was "discommoned 10 June 1828 being convicted of a felony and transported" from Malmesbury, Wilts. I presume he "went" to Australia! > > Any further information that would get me started with these two "gentlemen" would be gratefully received. > > My interest is that my grandmother was a Malmesbury PIKE. > > TIA from a warm, windless BoP, NZ. > > Mike > > ______________________________