Thanks for that Chris but I don't think so.The items were listed in the newspaper account as someone's personal property along with sacks and shovels The convict indent when he arrived in Australia say convicted for "stealing harness". Lorraine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com> To: "Ken & Lorraine Neate" <kenneate@ihug.com.au> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re: [IoW] Stealing 4 Hounsels > This could be a bad transcription of HOUSEL > Which is a medieval name for an Eucharist > also related Old English and Gothic husl meaning sacrifice > So may be pertaining to her stealing a communion chalice or the bread or > wine > I could not find Hounsel anywhere only pertaining to a cabinet makers > firm! > > Chris > History of the villages of > Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight > http://southernlife.org.uk > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken & Lorraine Neate" <kenneate@ihug.com.au> > To: <isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:57 PM > Subject: [IoW] Stealing 4 Hounsels > > >> Hi listers >> I have a newspaper report of a trial of a convict transported to NSW >> (1825) which says he was convicted for stealing (amongst other things) "4 >> Hounsels". >> I have tried google and old dictionaries/encyclopedia but no result. >> I think it may be something to do with harness >> >> Any thoughts welcome >> >> Lorraine >> >> ************************************** >> You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: >> Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

It was just a thought, but harness could be right though never heard of Housel myself in regard that as used to do a lot of riding, but we live and learn especially on the groups chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken & Lorraine Neate" <kenneate@ihug.com.au> To: "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com>; <isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [IoW] Stealing 4 Hounsels > Thanks for that Chris but I don't think so.The items were listed in the > newspaper account as someone's personal property along with sacks and > shovels > The convict indent when he arrived in Australia say convicted for > "stealing harness". > > Lorraine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris & Caroline" <crhayles@btinternet.com> > To: "Ken & Lorraine Neate" <kenneate@ihug.com.au> > Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 2:41 AM > Subject: Re: [IoW] Stealing 4 Hounsels > > >> This could be a bad transcription of HOUSEL >> Which is a medieval name for an Eucharist >> also related Old English and Gothic husl meaning sacrifice >> So may be pertaining to her stealing a communion chalice or the bread or >> wine >> I could not find Hounsel anywhere only pertaining to a cabinet makers >> firm! >> >> Chris >> History of the villages of >> Dorset, Hampshire and Isle of Wight >> http://southernlife.org.uk >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ken & Lorraine Neate" <kenneate@ihug.com.au> >> To: <isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:57 PM >> Subject: [IoW] Stealing 4 Hounsels >> >> >>> Hi listers >>> I have a newspaper report of a trial of a convict transported to NSW >>> (1825) which says he was convicted for stealing (amongst other things) >>> "4 Hounsels". >>> I have tried google and old dictionaries/encyclopedia but no result. >>> I think it may be something to do with harness >>> >>> Any thoughts welcome >>> >>> Lorraine >>> >>> ************************************** >>> You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: >>> Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ISLE-OF-WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >