Hi everyone, This is an update on the message I sent last Monday, 1st October, and a big thank you for those who have helped. I was overjoyed at the response that simply reflects the generosity of the family history community. Many have given guidance and pointed me in the right direction and given so many leads it will take a time to explore them all. We now know that Edward Jenner married Ann Brook, both of this parish, at Waldron (3 miles from Chiddingly) on 21 October 1828. The family appear on the 1841 census at Chiddingly. The index of convictions at the Lewes Quarter Sessions shows Edward Jenner of Chiddingly, aged 37, was convicted on 22 February 1844 for stealing 2 sheep and as a former convict [?] was sentenced to 15 years transportation. Their index shows an Edward Jenner aged 21 was convicted on 18 January 1829 for stealing one pair of spatterdashes value 2/6d. [Spatterdashes protected horse riders legs from mud, forerunner of spatts.] I suppose the same offence today would warrant an ASBO! [For those not familiar to UK punishments an ASBO is an anti-social behavour order.] Edward was transported from London on the "Maria Somes" departing 25 April 1844 and arriving at Tasmania 30 July 1844. We have some leads in Australia to work out what happened to him there, we have a possible death for him in Hobart aged 81 on 14 August 1887. We know 3 of Edward's sons, George born 1839, Jasper & Edward [junior] were at the at the Hellingly Union Workhouse at the time of the 1851 census and have all three of them marrying and on subsequent census. Don't know what happened to Edward's wife Ann (nee Brook) or the daughters. Some of you directed me to a question on the RootsWeb forum regarding Edward Jenner. I have made contact with the lady and started to exchange some information, her husband is also related to George Jenner born 1839, I believe we are second cousins once removed. A lot of this summary needs to be validated by certificates etc.. I would now like to find out what happened to Edwards wife Ann, his daughters, his life in Australia after his pardon and where he fits into the mass of Jenners that appear in the Chiddingly, East Hoathly, Waldron and district parish records. My thanks again for everone giving me this great start, what we have achieved in just a few days is astonishing. Regards Colin Parkinson