Hi I am researching the LOOMER / LOMER names. They spread far and wide, including Canada and USA. In 1820, a John Loomer was convicted of theft and sentenced to death, which was changed to transportation to Australia. He arrived in Sydney in 1822. I note the LOOMER family (himself with wife and children), were living in Sydney in 1828 and he was a servant to a Captain, location, Darling Harbour. His life would have been considerably better I think than what he had in the East End of London at that time. I'm interested if there are any LOOMER / LOMER descendents in Sydney and area, who would like to enlarge on the family history. John left England as John LOOMER but was recorded in Sydney as John LOMER. So I guess all the descendents will bear the name LOMER. My ancestors in East London bore the LOOMER name. As yet, I cannot find a positive link for John with my family in the same district of the East End. John Lomer / Loomer was born c.1799, so records are not always available on the internet. I presume he was single when convicted and met and married in Australia. I have to seek out what I found for the Australian record, as it was some years ago that I found it in the Family Records Centre in Kensington, London. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Because I am too far from the British or Australian archives, I have to use the internet. Many thanks, June :-)