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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: pickersj on Friday 20 April 12 14:52 BST (UK)
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I've recently discovered that my 2x great grandmother's cousin George Stanley was transported to Tasmania in 1847 after being convicted of rape at York . George was born in Bentley, Yorkshire c 1828. George's sister Sarah & her husband Lawrence Rockliff emigrated to Australia in 1853 & settled in New South Wales. I would love to know what happened to them.
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You can search the NSW BDM online where you will find Lawrence & Sarah's death registrations & possible descendants:
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/Index/IndexingOrder.cgi/search?
Mentions of the family on TROVE in the newspapers:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
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George's convict records are available online:
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?detail=1&type=C&id=67145
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Thank you very much Merlin
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Hi
Rockliff arrival in Australia
if I can get the link to work. Go to NSW State Archives.
http://www.google.com.au/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=3&gs_id=1l&xhr=t&q=nsw+state+archives&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&oq=nsw+state+archives&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=fe46b91da9c99d4f
They arrived on the Beejapore 1853 into Sydneyand/or Newcastle
Muss
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Hi,
1895 (Hall) NSW Country Directory.
Fruitgrowers
Rockliff, Lawrence, Beecroft.
Gerry
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Thank you Muss & Aussie 1947
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TROVE (digitised newspapers) has many mention of the surname ROCKLIFF.
I note that there is at least one other Lawrence ROCKLIFF - and possibly two others.
This looks like a Death Notice for Lawrence - the corresponding funeral notice is on p12 of the same edition of the paper.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14500094
Perhaps the marriage of a daughter - Summer Hill is close to Petersham.
Australian Death Index:
1898, registered at Ryde NSW #7040
ROCKLIFF Sarah
Parents: James, Sarah
(Beecroft, where Gerry found Lawrence in 1895 is about 5 miles from Ryde and would have been countryside - now suburbs of Sydney)
According to some on-line public tress there were 11 children for Lawrence and Sarah!
Edit to add - sorry Merlin, I see now you have already posted some of these links etc. I should read more closely. ::)
Googlemap has a street view of the house in Petersham.
Judith
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Back to George STANLEY
Seems he may have married twice
STANLEY George, ship of arrival: Pestongee Bomangee, convict references CON52/1/7 p466, RGD37/17 : 1858/748
DYNAN Ann, free 03 AUG 1858
STANLEY George Pestongee Bomangee CON52/1/7 p457
BOSTON Catherine free 05 DEC 1854
The second marriage seems to have produced these children:
262554 STANDLEY F 1860
262552 STANLEY M 1862
262551 STANLEY MARGARET 1863
262553 STANLEY WILLIAM 1865
262549 STANLEY SARAH 1868
262548 STANLEY GEORGE 1870
262550 STANLEY JOHN 1873
This link has the info after he became free - the one Merlin gave will give you his convict record.
http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=8
Judith
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Thank you judb, it's nice to know that George may have married & had a family. I've read the newspaper reports about George & I think if it happened now it wouldn't even have gone to the magistrates. Thanks again
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hi, i am a descendant of George Stanley and Ann Dynan. I am currently looking for info going back further on George Stanley side his convict record shows his family as being - Father James - Mother Sarah - Brothers James, Adam, John - Sisters Anna, Mary, Sarah, Deborah and Sophia and George being from Bentley (near Doncaster) Yorkshire England. Also currently trying to find how Ann Dynan arrived in tasmania.
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Welcome to Rootschat, wonky-donky
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Ann and George STANLEY are buried at Deloraine cemetery, and Ann,according to the funeral notice was living at Blackamoor which seems to be near-ish to Deloraine - the funeral notice has allowed 3 hours to move from her residence into Deloraine so it seems quite a trek.
Ann STANLEY, d 21 May, 1913
George STANLEY, d 25 September, 1894, aged 65
http://www.geodata.us/australia_names_maps/aumaps.php?fid=232507&f=231&name=Blackamoor%20Head
Here's the funeral notice for Ann,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50707394
George's Will is on-line. He leaves all to Anne, and his place of residence at the time of the Will (1894) is Pleasant Valley, Tasmania, but he died at Blackamore, according to the probate document.
https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search/results?qu=stanley&qf=NI_INDEX%09Record+type%09Wills%09Wills
If you search the link below there are many references to George and some for Ann/e. Their death entries are there and their marriage entry.
http://www.linc.tas.gov.au/
Judith
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thank you judith - i didnt have ann's death or funeral notice and i found george's last will and testament today actually as ive only just started within the last few days of going down this line, thanx again for the info and the links :D
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Hi Wonky Donky, It is the George Stanley in my tree, he's my 1st cousin 4x removed. George's father James was the brother of my 3x great grandfather John Stanley. I've got the baptism details for George's family & other bits of info if you need them. I'm so glad George had a family.
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hi pickersj - george stanley is my 3x great grandfather :) any info u have on george's family would be greatly appreciated thank you - im new to the site but i think i sent u a personal message also HAHA :)
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Hey! I’ve just found this thread and Lawrence & Sarah Rockliff were my 3x Great GrandParents! :)
Would love to be able to talk to someone about this..
Lawrence & Sarah Rockliff:
Son: Lawrence Rockliff who married Mary J Stead in 1888.
Lawrence and Mary Rockliff:
Son: William John Rockliff who married Jessie Isabella Ferguson in 1915.
William and Jessie Rockliff:
Daughter: Mary Millar Stead Rockliff ~ Famously know to us as Molly Wade, my Nanny.. <3
William met Jessie (born in NZ, family from Scotland) in New Zealand..
Molly married Desmond Wade in 1947 who had 4 kids:
Paul Wade B: June 1948
Lynette Wade B: Sept 1949
Alan Wade B: March 1951
Mark Wade B: May 1956
My Mumma is Lynette Wade who married Alister Shepherd, now named: Nicki Shepherd..
Alister and Nicki Shepherd:
Erin Shepherd B: 1973
Anna Shepherd B: 1978
Erin Shepherd married Dean McMaster in 2003, separated in 2017.
Sons: Lachlan McMaster B: 2005 and Connor McMaster B: 2007..
Oh, and Taco our Doggo!
We also live back in Qld, Australia now..
Would love to connect with someone regarding this thread..
:)
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hi goldcoastgirl - it would seem we share 4x great grandparents then - my 3x g grandfather george is sarah's brother :D im in tasmania where george ended up. Welcome to the family ;)
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That’s so Awesome! Welcome as well - What shall we have for Christmas lunch this year? haha
Mum and I are scrolling and searching, it’s so interesting!
What have you found about your side? Do you know much about George’s history? When did he marry Ann?
Our Lawrence was a school teacher who paid for him, Sarah and 2 children to come over on the dreaded Beejapore in 1853.
Unfortunately on either the voyage or when in quarantine for months when it landed, they lost their 1 year old son named Francis Rockliff.. 😢
We’ve even found that Lawrence Rockliff’s Dad (Sarah’s Husbands Dad) was a Hero of Waterloo! (Also named Lawrence..)
Please keep in touch! Mumma says Hello Family!! x
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Hi again - hopefully ive sent u a pm with my email address and i can send u what i have so far :D