On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:35 +1000, magsdags <magsdags@internode.on.net> wrote: >His name was Samuel Free from the Second Fleet, he died June 3rd, 1819. >He is not buried in a Cemetery, the Headstones from the convicts from >Norfolk Island that were sent to Tasmania have their headstones placed >on a memorial wall in St. Davids Park, Hobart. I have two on this wall >from Norfolk Island, the other one was in a lot better condition than >Samuels. >Kind Regards, >Mags Townsville. Thanks for posting the details. This is the sort of thing I would think might have been transcribed by one of the major TAS Family History Society groups. A quick search reveals these two that may be able to advise on the existence, if any, of transcripts; http://www.hobart.tasfhs.org/ http://www.tasfhs.org/ ps Posting to the newsgroup is sufficient, there's no need to also send an email. Regards, Robert

On Dec 10, 12:24 pm, Robert G Eldridge <robert.eldri...@hunterlink.net.au> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:35 +1000, magsdags > > <magsd...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >His name was Samuel Free from the Second Fleet, he died June 3rd, 1819. > >He is not buried in a Cemetery, the Headstones from the convicts from > >Norfolk Island that were sent to Tasmania have their headstones placed > >on a memorial wall in St. Davids Park, Hobart. I have two on this wall > >from Norfolk Island, the other one was in a lot better condition than > >Samuels. > >Kind Regards, > >Mags Townsville. > > Thanks for posting the details. > > This is the sort of thing I would think might have been transcribed by > one of the major TAS Family History Society groups. > > A quick search reveals these two that may be able to advise on the > existence, if any, of transcripts;http://www.hobart.tasfhs.org/http://www.tasfhs.org/ > > ps > Posting to the newsgroup is sufficient, there's no need to also send > an email. > > Regards, > Robert My wife is descended from Samuel Free and I enclose some information researched many years ago by her uncle He was buried at St. Davids Cemetary (Noe St. David's Park) His Headstone reads Here lieth the body of Samuel Free who departed this life 8 June (sic) 1819 aged 49 years A husband kind and tender dear A loving father now lies here Left wife and children for to weep wile (sic) he in death cold arms do sleep Weep not for me but be content I was not yours but only lent Wipe off those tears and weep no more I am not lost but gone before hope this helps Max Bronson

On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:22:39 -0800 (PST), xscribe63 <xscribe63@gmail.com> wrote: (snip) >hope this helps No, you missed the bit where I said; ps Posting to the newsgroup is sufficient, there's no need to also send an email. -- Bob