Thank you Liz This looks like the breakthrough I have been looking for in relation to his first marriage - I shall certainly follow it up. I understand that the Quaker records are in the Gloucestershire Archives. Jan -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Jack Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2007 10:42 PM To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] John Beard Hi Jan According to the GFHS Marriage Index, John Beard married an Ann Lury on 5th January 1825 at Olveston Quaker church. Liz __________________________________ Hidden Heritage : www.gloster.demon.co.uk Researching : BLINKHORNE/BLENKARN/SOSBE GWINNETT/RANN PHILPOTT & PURDON only in Ireland > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Daly [mailto:jdaly270@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: 11 February 2007 00:34 > 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

Jan, Very happy for you. This is wonderful, a name and date of the first wife. I was intrigued from the first and being an insatiable genealogist, I love to know how you go with this lead. Regards Debby -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Jan Daly Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 7:51 AM To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] John Beard Thank you Liz This looks like the breakthrough I have been looking for in relation to his first marriage - I shall certainly follow it up. I understand that the Quaker records are in the Gloucestershire Archives. Jan -----Original Message----- From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Jack Sent: Sunday, 11 February 2007 10:42 PM To: gloucester@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLS] John Beard Hi Jan According to the GFHS Marriage Index, John Beard married an Ann Lury on 5th January 1825 at Olveston Quaker church. Liz __________________________________ Hidden Heritage : www.gloster.demon.co.uk Researching : BLINKHORNE/BLENKARN/SOSBE GWINNETT/RANN PHILPOTT & PURDON only in Ireland > -----Original Message----- > From: Jan Daly [mailto:jdaly270@bigpond.net.au] > Sent: 11 February 2007 00:34 > 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 _____________________________________________ 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