Wouldn't that be exciting?Thanks Fred ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Mark Westall b ca. 1705 > Hi Christine, > I've been in touch with a descendant of the Westall artists (Richard > Westall) and so far we have not found a definite link between our > respective > branches. It's possible there is a connection via William Westall > (b.1638) > who married Mary Chilvester (b.1638). Mary's parents were Edmund > Chilvester > (b.1610) and Mary Clidsdale (b. 1612) who married 29 Jul 1632 in > Hungerford. > The Westall artists line is very interesting and there are quite a few > Reverends as well as the Wilfred Westall, the Bishop of Crediton in that > line. In fact Bishop Wilfred Westall's line can be traced back to 1066 > and > all that! So let's hope the connection is made in due course. > Fred > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Christine Charles" <chris1@bigpond.net.au> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:59 PM > To: <westall@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Mark Westall b ca. 1705 > >> HI again >> >> Do you think that the painter was related to us Fred? >> Wouldn't that be wonderful to find out >> >> He certainly didn't pas any of his talent to me though >> >> LOLL >> >> Christine >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Fred Westall" <fred_westall@msn.com> >> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 6:05 PM >> Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Mark Westall b ca. 1705 >> >> >>> Eileen, >>> >>> I know Australian's are VERY pleased when they find convicts in the >>> family. >>> It's a bit like us poms feel when we find we are related to Diana (which >>> I'm >>> not, by the way!). >>> William Westall was transported to NSW for his part in the Berkshire >>> 'Swing' >>> Riots. He was arrested in Kintbury and convicted at Reading Assizes on >>> 27 >>> Dec 1830. He got a Life sentence (one of four that day I believe). He >>> sailed on the Prison Hulk, Eleanor from Portsmouth on 15 Feb 1831 and >>> was >>> finally freed on 9 Nov 1837 after serving just 7 years. It's not clear >>> what happened after that but he was 20 at the time of his deportation >>> which >>> would give him a dob of about 1810. The only William Westall I can't >>> account for was the son of Thomas Westall (b.1770) and Sarah Bray >>> (b.1766). >>> William was baptised on 16 Nov 1806 in Baydon which makes him a bit >>> old - >>> but possibly still our wayward lad. This would make him my 3rd cousin 5 >>> times removed. There are a couple of other possible candidates, but >>> this >>> is >>> the only one I can't account for after 1830. >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> William Westall ARA was the brother of Richard Westall RA the famous >>> painter >>> (who also taught Queen Victoria to paint in watercolour). William was >>> on >>> the pioneering Flinders expedition to map Australia and he painted the >>> first >>> landscape pictures of the continent. There is even a Mount Westall >>> named >>> after him situated on the north-eastern side of Shoalwater Bay in >>> Queensland. I'm told it's a very remote place but if we design a >>> special >>> Westall flag do you think you could please pop up there to plant it? >>> ... >>> just kidding! ^_^ >>> >>> Fred >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "J & E Armstrong" <ellmay1@bigpond.com> >>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 2:51 AM >>> To: <westall@rootsweb.com> >>> Subject: Re: [WESTALL] Mark Westall b ca. 1705 >>> >>>> Bob >>>> I have Sarah b 1733, Charity b 1738 and Mary b 1740 as Appleford >>>> sisters >>>> of >>>> Jane Appleford married to Richard Westall b 1730. >>>> I wish there weren't so many duplications of christian names in large >>>> Westall families. >>>> Whilst I am here I have two transported Westalls to offer.... 1 William >>>> Westall aboard the "Eleanor" in 1831 to Sydney and also Richard >>>> Westall >>>> in >>>> 1835 aboard the "Lord William Bentwick" to Tasmania. >>>> Both committed crimes associated with the farmworkers riots in that >>>> era.. >>>> I have not been able to locate family for them , or Henry Westall >>>> either. >>>> Henry doesn't feature in muJohn Appleford Westall family. >>>> >>>> Eileen >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WESTALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message