Alan and Laura, When I get to the archives here in Tasmania in the next couple of weeks. I will do some more checking in terms of Thomas Knibbs and a move from Tasmania to N.S.W. assuming that they are one and the same. I am also more than happy to get copies of his convict records to forward. I will also see if I can find out ore about his role as constable. I thought I should point out that becoming a constable in Tasmania at that time was not difficult. They were despised by the convicts and lower classes and as most were former convicts they were not held in high esteem by the middle and upper classes either. Cheers, David -----Original Message----- From: Jackari2@aol.com [mailto:Jackari2@aol.com] Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 9:28 PM To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Thomas NIBBS Transported 14 years 1829 David Small world. Listen out Laura! Aha I see now. I did have a duplicate conjectured entry for the Thomas KNIBBS I mentioned who died at Paramatta in 1856. It was the transportation of seven years in 1824 that threw me - I don't know from where I obtained that but now I think it must be wrong. The family in Balscott appear in the records as KNIBB. Job was the third child. By my reckoning, Thomas is in fact a brother of the George who married Hannah, parents of Eugene who we've just been talking about! Here's a description: Ht 5' 9 1/2" Complexion: Sallow Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue He received another sentence of seven years presumably for a misdemeanour out there. Doubtless he mended his ways because in 1835 he was 'promoted' to the position of Constable per a webiste I found which indeed mentions the ship Mary as the one upon which he was transported. Presumably he left Tasmania for NSW at some point in time. bfn Alan > I also found record of Emma Knibbs born in Balscott, Oxfordshire on 21 > March 1824 and Linda Knibbs born in Balscott on 16 Sept 1825. Their > parents were Thomas and Mary. I wonder if they might be two of the > three children of the Thomas transported in 1829 mentioned in my > previous message? > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Dear Dave Thank you, I would like a copy; Thomas Knibbs is my husband's Great Great Great Grandfather George Knibbs' brother. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boon, David G" <david.boon@education.tas.gov.au> To: <KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 6:06 PM Subject: RE: [K/NIBB/S] Thomas NIBBS Transported 14 years 1829 > Alan and Laura, > > When I get to the archives here in Tasmania in the next couple of weeks. > I will do some more checking in terms of Thomas Knibbs and a move from > Tasmania to N.S.W. assuming that they are one and the same. I am also > more than happy to get copies of his convict records to forward. > > I will also see if I can find out ore about his role as constable. I > thought I should point out that becoming a constable in Tasmania at that > time was not difficult. They were despised by the convicts and lower > classes and as most were former convicts they were not held in high > esteem by the middle and upper classes either. > > Cheers, > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jackari2@aol.com [mailto:Jackari2@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, 30 April 2004 9:28 PM > To: KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [K/NIBB/S] Thomas NIBBS Transported 14 years 1829 > > > David > > Small world. Listen out Laura! > > Aha I see now. I did have a duplicate conjectured entry for the Thomas > KNIBBS I mentioned who died at Paramatta in 1856. It was the > transportation of > seven years in 1824 that threw me - I don't know from where I obtained > that but > now I think it must be wrong. > > The family in Balscott appear in the records as KNIBB. Job was the > third > child. By my reckoning, Thomas is in fact a brother of the George who > married > Hannah, parents of Eugene who we've just been talking about! > > Here's a description: Ht 5' 9 1/2" Complexion: Sallow Hair: Brown > Eyes: > Blue > > He received another sentence of seven years presumably for a > misdemeanour out > there. Doubtless he mended his ways because in 1835 he was 'promoted' > to the > position of Constable per a webiste I found which indeed mentions the > ship > Mary as the one upon which he was transported. > > Presumably he left Tasmania for NSW at some point in time. > > bfn > > Alan > > > > I also found record of Emma Knibbs born in Balscott, Oxfordshire on 21 > > > March 1824 and Linda Knibbs born in Balscott on 16 Sept 1825. Their > > parents were Thomas and Mary. I wonder if they might be two of the > > three children of the Thomas transported in 1829 mentioned in my > > previous message? > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >