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Title: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Post by: gbugden on Thursday 26 January 06 06:13 GMT (UK)

Hello :)
I have some sketchy data on a man who could be the brother of my English ancestor, John Bugden of Farley Wiltshire, who was transported to Australia in 1823/4

Wiltshire quarter sessions record.

Name: Robert BUGDEN
Date: 7 Apr 1835
Prison: County
Type: B
Age 21 (i.e. born in 1813)
Destination  - transported for life

Can anybody shed any details on this Robert Bugden, his family or his native place and crime?

Cheers Greg

Title: Re: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Post by: mimmyt on Thursday 26 January 06 06:47 GMT (UK)

Hi Greg,

some of your dates dont match , you say he was transported in 1823/4, then a bit further down you say 1835.  If he was born in 1813 and transported in 1823 that would make him only 10. Are you in UK or Aust.

Mim

Title: Re: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Post by: gbugden on Thursday 26 January 06 09:06 GMT (UK)

Hi
Yes it does seem unclear. My ancestor was John Bugden who was transported and arrived in Australia in 1824. The man called Robert Bugden, who I suspect was his brother, was transported in 1835. The  details in my original post about the 1835 Quarter Sessions refer only to Robert.

 I am in australia.

 Thank you for your interest..cheers Greg

Title: Re: Wiltshire Quarter Sessions
Post by: mimmyt on Thursday 26 January 06 09:12 GMT (UK)

Sorry, didn't realize there were two.
I have convict problems as well.  Am in WA

Mim