Should have sent this to the list as well - Thank you Jenny for your contribution. And I've now been sent an extract from a newspaper which confirms the name of the Surgeon as Walter CAREY. I've also have a communication off list with information that a Mary SOUTHAM was baptised at Goodrich, 28 Feb 1810, d/o William SOUTHERNE or SOUTHAM & Elizabeth COTES which looks very possible. On the Australian records it does state that she had a brother, William at Goodrich and on the 1851 census there is a William SOUTHAN born in Goodrich in 1816 who just might be her brother. Thank you all Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Hase" <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> To: "Charani" <charani.b@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Mary SOUTHCOTT - transported to Australia 1842 > Thank you Charani, (and Jenny) > > I now think it is probably Walter CAREY as per the 1851 census a Surgeon > in Cheltenham. On the 1841 census Walter is down as Walter CARY and is > living at Charlton Kings. So it all makes sense. > In 1841 their servant is a Mary MASTERS who says she was born out of > county - I wonder if she is Mary SOUTHCOTT? > > I'm grateful for your help. The newspaper account may clarify the name. > > Pat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charani" <charani.b@gmail.com> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com>; <pat@pathase.demon.co.uk> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] Mary SOUTHCOTT - transported to Australia 1842 > > >> Pat Hase wrote: >>> I am looking at a Mary SOUTHCOTT who was tried at the Gloucester Quarter >>> Sessions for theft in Oct 1841 and sentenced to 7 years transportation >>> (and 3 weeks in solitude). I believe that her case is reported in the >>> Gloucester Journal of 2 Oct 1841. She sailed on the Royal Admiral. >>> According to a book on Gloucestershire Transportees published by The >>> Bristol & Gloucestershire Archealogical Society she was from Charlton >>> Kings but in the records available online from the Archives Office of >>> Tasmania she was from Goodridge in Herefordshire. >>> Could someone check her offence as given on >>> http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON15-1-2,340,39,F,23 >>> She's the 4th entry from the top and the piece I'm having difficulty >>> with is the last column on the right >> >> It looks like: >> >>> Transported for stealing a ring and a florin from my master Walter Geary >>> a Surgeon, Gloster >> >> Would he be listed in a directory of the period or the 1841 census? >> >> -- >> Charani (UK) >> OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM >> Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM >> http://wsom-opc.org.uk >> http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/ >> >