On Sep 29, 6:24 pm, "Kate Spencer" <kate.spenc...@bigpond.com> wrote: > It appears the convicts John  Dorsett/Ann Davis did stay in Tasmania, so > perhaps some kind person with the records could search for children after > 1849 (snip) >From the Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database at http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 it appears that Ann DORSETT died in Hobart in 1884, John then remarried in 1886 (to Emily Susan HILL), and they had a child in 1887 (Mary Annie Constance DORSETT). John died in 1891 in Hobart. Vivien

Hi John See http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860-1954) Saturday 23 August 1884 DORSETT.-On August 19, at Upper Arthur street, Anne, the beloved wife of John Dorsett, late Sub-Inspector of Police, in the 54th year of her age. The funeral will leave her late residence THIS (Friday) AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock, when friends are invited to attend. There are many articles about this John Dorsett, in the Tasmanian newspapers of the day from 1854 http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home Index to Wills and Letters of Administration from 1824 http://www.archives.tas.gov.au/ Dorsett John 1891 AD960/1/18 470 4151 http://www.srct.com.au/ Ann and John are buried in the same grave. Hope this is your man! Jenny "Vivien" <viric@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:a5e91d25-6d80-46e1-ba66-48a5f3df6c34@h40g2000prf.googlegroups.com... On Sep 29, 6:24 pm, "Kate Spencer" <kate.spenc...@bigpond.com> wrote: > It appears the convicts John Dorsett/Ann Davis did stay in Tasmania, so > perhaps some kind person with the records could search for children after > 1849 (snip) >From the Colonial Tasmanian Family Links database at http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8 it appears that Ann DORSETT died in Hobart in 1884, John then remarried in 1886 (to Emily Susan HILL), and they had a child in 1887 (Mary Annie Constance DORSETT). John died in 1891 in Hobart. Vivien