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Title: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: wattonkat on Thursday 13 January 11 21:15 GMT (UK): Hi there,

I have recently found out that my great great great grandparents were married in Tasmania in 1858. The question I have is how I can find out if they were convicts? There were two convicts in Hobart at the same time with the same names, ages, and place origins in England, but I'm not sure how I can go about confirming if my relatives are the same people.

In case anyone has the same ancestors and can fill me in, they are:

Joseph Chamberlain (possibly Chamberlaine), born about 1830 in Warwickshire, England.

Mary Ann McGuinness (possibly McInnes or MacInnes), born about 1835 in Liverpool, England.

Joseph and Mary Ann went to New South Wales sometime after their marriage in 1858 and before their son Joseph was born in December 1862.

Thanks,

Katrina Fraser
New Zealand
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 13 January 11 23:52 GMT (UK): A Joseph Chamberlain - no age shown- was sentenced to 10yrs transportation on 27.2.1849 at Warwick. Crime was house breaking
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: J Dickens on Friday 14 January 11 01:26 GMT (UK): 2 of my ancestors were convicts in Tasmania and married in 1849. There did not seem to be convict permission to marry or any record of their convict past on any subsequent birth, death or marriage certs. I only went off the names, birth places/dates which proved to be correct.

their death certs may indicate years spent in the colony which will hopefully line up with the convict records.

Regards

John
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: J Dickens on Friday 14 January 11 01:47 GMT (UK): This is great for checking their convict records to ensure that they the same people

http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=11

John
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: J Dickens on Friday 14 January 11 01:51 GMT (UK): This is a great site for checking if they are recorded in newspaper in TAS or NSW

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=

Regards

John
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: MaxD on Friday 14 January 11 09:57 GMT (UK): If you need them, I can't speak too highly of the helpfulness of the folk at the Tasmanian Archives. Some of my convict relatives records were on-line but some not although they were referenced in the archives. Took but a few days for the people there to send me copies of the off line records I needed. Find them through the portal. Good luck. MaxD
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: wattonkat on Monday 17 January 11 23:57 GMT (UK): Thanks everyone for all your help, it has been greatly appreciated!

Katrina :)
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: diveboy on Tuesday 18 January 11 09:21 GMT (UK): http://www.foundersandsurvivors.org/pubsearch

You can use the above site to try and rule out convicts as well.
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: jeanclaude on Wednesday 02 March 11 05:13 GMT (UK): Tasmania have a great new site - Founders and Survivors - big research project on convicts - decendants
jeanclaude
Title: Re: Query About Tasmanian Ancestors
Post by: J Dickens on Wednesday 02 March 11 10:01 GMT (UK): http://www.foundersandsurvivors.org/

Thanks - this is a great project.

I signed up and found 3 of my Tazzie convicts

John

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