interested in a Francis Collins or Cullinane, who was tried for sheep stealing in 1836 in Sligo, Ireland and transported Sydney, sailed Cork on the vessel 'Captain Cook' 5th July 1836, arrived 13th November 1836. I have been tracing my family in the Sligo area and there was an old family story of someone 'hung or transported' for stealing sheep any descendents of this Francis Collins out there and any records of the person I would love to hear from you. tom Collins

There are a couple of other Lists on ROOTSWEB where you might find people interested in a convict transported to Sydney: AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS- AUS-CONVICTS- For a general understanding of the era of transportation, see "The Fatal Shore", by Robert HUGHES (1987, still in print). Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: thomas COLLINS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 8 April 2005 9:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Francis Collins Australia interested in a Francis Collins or Cullinane, who was tried for sheep stealing in 1836 in Sligo, Ireland and transported Sydney, sailed Cork on the vessel 'Captain Cook' 5th July 1836, arrived 13th November 1836. I have been tracing my family in the Sligo area and there was an old family story of someone 'hung or transported' for stealing sheep any descendents of this Francis Collins out there and any records of the person I would love to hear from you. tom Collins