Many thanks. It is exactly what I want. Joseph is much later than I am studying at the moment - but I will get there eventually!! Kind regards Maddy -----Original Message----- From: dorset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dorset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Brown Sent: 08 September 2010 14:38 To: dorset@rootsweb.com Subject: [DOR] Transported to Australia from Dorset Hi Maddy Hope you don't mind but the quickest way of giving you the information about Joseph Wheeler Feltham was to send you a chunk from some information I prepared for my husband's family. It follows. Shows at least that some of the "convict" made good. "It has come to light that this Joseph was transported to Tasmania in 1852, with a sentence of ten years. He had been found guilty of housebreaking and stealing seven silver spoons and a pair of shoes. In the course of our researches we have been contacted by his great great grandson. He tells us that Joseph was a " Parkhurst Boy" for a period and was trained in that prison as a baker before being put on a ship and transported to Tasmania. He was able to obtain a pardon there after a relatively short period. An e-mail from another person, presumably a relative, (though she never spelt it out), provided this detailed information: "Joseph Wheeler (Feltham) was Elizabeth Jane's brother and was tried at Dorchester Assizes 13 March 1850 10 yrs transportation for burglary - prison report- single, stated housebreaking, taking seven silver spoons & shoes for housebreaking Discharged 13 April 1850 - Moved to Millbank, London (L15) Arrived in Hobart, Tasmania 16 Dec 1852 on the ship Equestrian - C of E Can Read & Write He served 4 years 11 months DESCRIPTION: Trade: Baker Height: 5'3" Age: 20 Complexion: Fair Head: Med Whiskers: None Visage: Oval Forehead: High Eyebrows: Light Eyes: Grey Nose: Med Mouth: Small Chin: Med Native Place: Near Wimborne Marks: Scar on forehead CONVICT HISTORY 20 Dec 1852 T Brown, Liverpool St., Hobart 18Oct 1853 Muster - - - Hobart 2 May 1854 Already - - that is - - (only) two year from arrival (eligible) for Conditional Pardon 16 Jan 1855 Conditional Pardon (granted) 15 Mar 1864 Hobart/ Stealing wood - one weeks hard labour"" A subsequent e-mail from his great great grandson in Australia said that Joseph did very well in Hobart, Tasmania. He married, owned a house in Ware Street in Hobart Town in 1868 and lived there for the rest of his life, until his death in 1918. In fact he went on to own most of the street. The street was renamed Feltham Street in 1939. I also had information from a gentleman called Tony Cocks, who had done, I think, a PhD thesis on convicts and what became of them - by chance one of them was Joseph Wheeler Feltham. Hope this is what you wanted. Ann *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DORSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message