----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:09 PM Subject: [Ess] Surname MEAD > Hi Folks, > > I am a newbie to your list and thought I would post my interest > for this county in case anyone has a connection or could offer > some help. > > I am looking for a Samuel MEAD/E born abt 1810 possibly of > Burntwood or Brentwood. He is the son of James Mead and > Margaret (surname unknown). Unfortunately what I know of him > is not a lot except that he was sentenced at Chelmsford in 1831 > for stealing some geese and he was transported to NSW, > Australia for 7 years. He later married and died here. On won > records it is stated that he was from Brentwood but when I > ordered the film in I could not find him. Then recently I > found his obituary in one of the papers for NSW and it states > he was from Burntwood. > > Could SKS please have a look in the Parish Registers for > Burntwood to see if he is recorded with his parents and any > siblings. Unfortunately I don’t know when and where the > parents married so I have hit a brick wall with this one. It > has taken me 21 years to get this much on him. > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Hi Sharon Samuel MEAD per Portland (1) has been claimed on http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html Cant find any ref in the Trove newspapers or in http://members.webone.com.au/~sgrieves/deaths_yass_courier_page_2.htm He didn't leave a will. Its quite unusual to have the death of a former convict indexed with names of parents . Far more common to have just name and age, but anything's possible ........ Bye MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast Australia