Jan, My computer is on slow mode so it is painful at present doing look ups but your John Beard could be listed in the LDS IGI index on line. Brice Beard married a Sarah Lovelace 7 Aug 1791 Thornbury Gloucestor They had the following children: John 7 Aug 1792 & died 1 Oct 1795 James 11 May 1794 John 9 Apr 1797 Elizabeth 8 Dec 1799 Sarah 13 Feb 1803 Hester 27 Apr 1906 c. 10 Jan 1808 Dinah 25 Mar 1810 Brice 26 Jul 1812 Brice Beard (father) born 24 Oct 1762 parents John Beard and Betty There is another Brice Beard married to an Esteher who had a son Brive in 1788 (same town) but my computer disfficulties are making it difficult to do any more LDS searches. Try this site and have fun. They may well be cousins making there Brice a second cousin to your John perhaps. Regards Debby -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Jan Daly Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2007 11:34 AM To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: [GLS] John Beard Hi Listers, I am trying to find out more information about my great great grandfather, John Beard. He was born in Gloucestershire in about 1798. He arrived in Australia in 1838, after being convicted of fraud. He was sentenced to transportation for life in the Summer Assizes at Gloucester in August 1837. His indent papers show that he was married at that time, however, he married again in December 1848. He is shown as a "widower" on the marriage entry. The indent papers give his religion as Quaker and the conditional pardon shows him as born in 1798. There is a report of the trial in "The Times" of 9 August 1837 which states that the prisoner "had been a man of great respectability and property in this city" and "had lately been a coal and timber merchant." I am trying to find out more about John Beard's life in Glos before he was sent to New South Wales such as his business dealings and his first wife. His parents are shown on his death certificate as Brice Beard and Harriett Courner. I have some doubts about the accuracy of this information as his widow, who was the informant was also called Harriett Courner. I have looked on "Scribe's Alcove" and IGI and found a John Beard born on 4 April 1797 to Brice Beard and Sarah Lovelace. Although the father's name is right, the mother's name and the year of birth don't fit with other information. I would be grateful for any ideas or assistance. My father tried to find some information about the Quakers in Glos many years ago but without success. Regards Jan Daly Sydney NSW Australia _____________________________________________ Browse the list archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ Keyword search - any or all lists: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message