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. Regards Sharon Kirby Rockhampton, Qld, Australia

On 2011/07/31 08:09, Sharon wrote: > 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. I think you'll find that Burntwood is the much earlier, former name for Brentwood. They are the same physical place. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg (ex:Billericay)