I am a fifth generation Australian descended from Frederick Lunny (various spellings include Lunney, Looney,Loney, Luny) a native of County Tyrone. He was tried in 1820 in Armagh for stealing from a bleach green and given a life sentence. Frederick was transported to Australia on the convict ship "Lord Sidmouth 11" arriving in Sydney, Australia in 1821. I am trying to find his birthplace in County Tyrone. All the convict documentation in Australia just states "native of Tyrone". The trial documents no longer exist as they were amongst the records that were burnt in the fire. He was Roman Catholic and his birth date would have been around 1796. I have also noticed in my research that the name Frederick does not appear to be very common amongst the RC in Tyrone. Would it have been an anglicised version of a more common Irish name. Would appreciate any help in adding more pieces to my jigsaw puzzle. Regards, Margaret

Margaret, You didn't mention if you have his marriage or death certificates, either could possibly give where he was born. Jan Victoria Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Healey" <kmhealey@bigpond.net.au> To: <COTYRONEIRELAND@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 10:33 AM Subject: [CoTyIre] Convict from County Tyrone Transdported to Australia >I am a fifth generation Australian descended from Frederick Lunny (various > spellings include Lunney, Looney,Loney, Luny) a native of County Tyrone. > He > was tried in 1820 in Armagh for stealing from a bleach green and given a > life sentence. Frederick was transported to Australia on the convict ship > "Lord Sidmouth 11" arriving in Sydney, Australia in 1821. > > > > I am trying to find his birthplace in County Tyrone. All the convict > documentation in Australia just states "native of Tyrone". The trial > documents no longer exist as they were amongst the records that were burnt > in the fire. He was Roman Catholic and his birth date would have been > around 1796. I have also noticed in my research that the name Frederick > does not appear to be very common amongst the RC in Tyrone. Would it have > been an anglicised version of a more common Irish name. > > > > Would appreciate any help in adding more pieces to my jigsaw puzzle. > > > > > > Regards, > > Margaret > > > > > ------------- > Our community web-site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cotyroneireland > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTYRONEIRELAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >