Hi to all, can you please help me find this family. Agnes CAIRNS was born circa 1818 at Kilmarnock Ayr in Scotland. Agnes arrived in Tasmania when she was about eleven years old with her mother who was a convict. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth Cairns (nee Merry) Unfortunately this is all I have to go on so any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Dianne

Dianne wrote: > Hi to all, can you please help me find this family. > > Agnes CAIRNS was born circa 1818 at Kilmarnock Ayr in Scotland. > > Agnes arrived in Tasmania when she was about eleven years old with her > mother who was a convict. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth Cairns (nee > Merry) > > Unfortunately this is all I have to go on so any suggestions would be > appreciated. Thanks, Dianne > > > Hi Dianne Not sure what information you are looking for but I have found the following Not sure if this is the same Agnes. Digger - Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899 Surname: WILLIS-WHEELER Given Names: JANETT Event: Birth Father/Spouse Surname: JAMES Mother/Spouse Given Names: CAIRNS AGNES Day: 24 Month: 6 Year: 1858 Age: Sex: F Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: LONGFORD Registration Number: 1379/1858 Reference: RGD 33 Surname: WHEELER Given Names: MARIA WILLIS Event: Birth Father/Spouse Surname: JAMES Mother/Spouse Given Names: CAIRNS AGNES WILLIS Day: 11 Month: 5 Year: 1866 Age: Sex: F Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: LONGFORD Registration Number: 871/1866 Reference: RGD 33 Digger - Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899 Surname: WHEELER Given Names: BENJAMIN Event: Baptism Father/Spouse Surname: JAMES Mother/Spouse Given Names: AGNES Day: 20 Month: 9 Year: 1848 Age: Sex: M Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: EVANDALE Registration Number: 3427/1848 Reference: RGD 32 Surname: WHEELER Given Names: ELIZABETH Event: Baptism Father/Spouse Surname: JAMES Mother/Spouse Given Names: AGNES Day: 28 Month: 9 Year: 1841 Age: Sex: F Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: EVANDALE Registration Number: 1938/1842 Reference: RGD 32 Surname: WHEELER Given Names: WILLIAM Event: Baptism Father/Spouse Surname: JAMES Mother/Spouse Given Names: AGNES Day: 10 Month: 8 Year: 1846 Age: Sex: M Spouse Age: Spouse Sex: Registration Place: EVANDALE Registration Number: 3957/1851 Reference: RGD 32 Julie

Hi Dianne, Have a look at the following site http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Regards, Lynne "Dianne" <di22@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:CMILm.54973$ze1.3882@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Hi to all, can you please help me find this family. > > Agnes CAIRNS was born circa 1818 at Kilmarnock Ayr in Scotland. > > Agnes arrived in Tasmania when she was about eleven years old with her > mother who was a convict. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth Cairns > (nee > Merry) > > Unfortunately this is all I have to go on so any suggestions would be > appreciated. Thanks, Dianne > > >

Hi Dianne Have you looked at Agnes Cairns's mother's convict record on the Tas Archives site mentioned by another poster as it may give you more information. Was Agnes's mother's surname Merry or Cairns as I could only find a convict by the name of Elizabeth Merry who arrived on the Lady of the Lake on 1 November 1829. You may find mention of the family in newspapers of the day, Tasmanian papers are included - see http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home You could also try the Times Digital Archives to see if there's any mention of the mother's crime or trial etc. cheers Jenny "Dianne" <di22@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:CMILm.54973$ze1.3882@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > Hi to all, can you please help me find this family. > > Agnes CAIRNS was born circa 1818 at Kilmarnock Ayr in Scotland. > > Agnes arrived in Tasmania when she was about eleven years old with her > mother who was a convict. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth Cairns > (nee > Merry) > > Unfortunately this is all I have to go on so any suggestions would be > appreciated. Thanks, Dianne > > >

Thanks Jenny for the information. cheers Dianne "Jenny Chester" <jennychester@bordernet.com.au> wrote in message news:4b00ed6d$0$6092$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > Hi Dianne > > Have you looked at Agnes Cairns's mother's convict record on the Tas > Archives site mentioned by another poster as it may give you more > information. Was Agnes's mother's surname Merry or Cairns as I could only > find a convict by the name of Elizabeth Merry who arrived on the Lady of > the Lake on 1 November 1829. > > You may find mention of the family in newspapers of the day, Tasmanian > papers are included - see http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home You > could also try the Times Digital Archives to see if there's any mention of > the mother's crime or trial etc. > > cheers > > Jenny > > "Dianne" <di22@bigpond.com> wrote in message > news:CMILm.54973$ze1.3882@news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> Hi to all, can you please help me find this family. >> >> Agnes CAIRNS was born circa 1818 at Kilmarnock Ayr in Scotland. >> >> Agnes arrived in Tasmania when she was about eleven years old with her >> mother who was a convict. Her parents were Michael and Elizabeth Cairns >> (nee >> Merry) >> >> Unfortunately this is all I have to go on so any suggestions would be >> appreciated. Thanks, Dianne >> >> >> > >