Hello Listmembers This is my first posting to this List. I am trying to trace the family of William HANDS, born c1820, a convict to Van Diemen's Land in 1852. He was my husband's g.g.grandfather. On his convict record his native place is shown as Lymington. It also states that he had a brother, Henry. William HANDS married Rachel BARNS in 1840 at Lambeth and his father is shown as William HANDS, a farmer. After the death of Rachel, he married Julia HODGSON and a son, William, was born in 1847. When William was transported he left Julia and son William behind. The son, William, married in 1869 and it seems that he and his wife moved to Portsea, Portsmouth where several of their children were born. Maybe there were family ties there? Is there any way that I can find out more about William, his brother Henry and their father William, the farmer? Would there be searchable parish records for Lymington for that time? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Margery (NSW, Australia)