On Sep 28, 6:48 pm, johnb <deo-c...@myamail.com> wrote: > Could someone tell me what these contain please? The register has 6 columns. I've looked at the entry for your John Dorset and the column entries are, respectively, Dorset John Susan (2) CC Court May 1840 15 yrs 9 yr 11 m 1 yr 1m I think that the last 3 columns refer to term of sentence, number of years in the colony, time holding ticket of leave. Vivien

Vivien wrote: > On Sep 28, 6:48 pm, johnb <deo-c...@myamail.com> wrote: >> Could someone tell me what these contain please? > > The register has 6 columns. I've looked at the entry for your John > Dorset and the column entries are, respectively, > Dorset John > Susan (2) > CC Court May 1840 > 15 yrs > 9 yr 11 m > 1 yr 1m > > I think that the last 3 columns refer to term of sentence, number of > years in the colony, time holding ticket of leave. > > Vivien > Thank you for the transcription and thanks to everyone who replied and sent me personal e-mails containing additional helpful links to information. I've now traced John Dorset(t)s release and his marriage to Ann Davis. They seems to have moved to Melbourne in 1852. From a limited search I couldn't find any obvious BMD records there so it is possible they moved on. john