Bruce Johnston <brucejohnston@optusnet.com.au> wrote: transported to the Colony of New South Wales in 1825. They were convicted of horse stealing and given a life sentence. I am led to believe that the horse My question is: firstly, how do I go about to obtain transcripts or records of the Court proceedings, and secondly, can anyone assist me to trace the BILLETT lineage in Wiltshire and perhaps Dorset? Bruce Newspaper reports suggest they were sentenced to death then reprieved. See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/S&WJMar71825.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/S&WJMar141825.html On both pages CTRL F then search for Billett will save you reading everything. At the top of the pages a link to Local Newspaper Index takes you to the Homepage. At the top is a Search Box. BILLETT produced 10 hits. Jim http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine

Jim, Thank you very much for this information. It makes for very interesting reading. I suppose I should be thankful that Edward was reprieved, otherwise I might not be here at all! Best regards, Bruce Johnston -----Original Message----- From: Jim Parsons [mailto:somersetresearcher@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 4:29 PM To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WIL] BILLETT IN WILTSHIRE Bruce Johnston <brucejohnston@optusnet.com.au> wrote: transported to the Colony of New South Wales in 1825. They were convicted of horse stealing and given a life sentence. I am led to believe that the horse My question is: firstly, how do I go about to obtain transcripts or records of the Court proceedings, and secondly, can anyone assist me to trace the BILLETT lineage in Wiltshire and perhaps Dorset? Bruce Newspaper reports suggest they were sentenced to death then reprieved. See: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/S&WJMar7182 5.html http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/S&WJMar1418 25.html On both pages CTRL F then search for Billett will save you reading everything. At the top of the pages a link to Local Newspaper Index takes you to the Homepage. At the top is a Search Box. BILLETT produced 10 hits. Jim http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine ==== ENG-WILTSHIRE Mailing List ==== 1881 census, IGI (free): http://www.familysearch.org 1901 census (free to search, pay to view): www.1901census.nationalarchives.gov.uk A2A database: http://www.a2a.org.uk Free BMD Project: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx