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Title: Census 1828
Post by: Heidi72 on Saturday 14 January 23 09:36 GMT (UK)
Hi,

I'm trying to work out if 'my' William Duggan is the William Duggan listed in the below census of 1828.

He arrived in Sydney from Ireland on a convict ship called the 'Tyne', he was sentenced to 7 years and was born in 1802.

His age and sentence are correct however the ships name doesn't look like the Tyne to me. There was no other William Duggan’s' that arrived in Sydney in 1819 so I'm a bit perplexed?

Also could someone kindly explain what 'Class' means and what the initials stand for,

Many Thanks  :)

Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: Neale1961 on Saturday 14 January 23 10:14 GMT (UK)
Class has abbreviations for the following.
Free settler
Bonded convict
Ticket of leave
Certificate of freedom
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: Heidi72 on Saturday 14 January 23 10:22 GMT (UK)
thanks,

This must not be my William Duggan as he was granted a 'Certificate of Freedom' in 1826- two years prior to the census and i'm pretty sure those intials are T.L.
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: McGroger on Saturday 14 January 23 11:28 GMT (UK)
Sorry, but I differ from Neale regarding the “Class” of resident. I think they are:
TL—Ticket of Leave
FS—Free Settler
CP—Conditional Pardon
BC—Born in the Colony (notice there are no ships, dates of arrival or sentences)
GS—Government Servant

While it is hard to tell whether William Duggan’s initials are TL or FS it would probably be FS because by 1828 he had served his full sentence.

I can’t definitively decipher the remarks in the Ship column but, perhaps because William and Thomas Turnbull above him were now free, it may be something like “attes(tation)” referring to their relatively recent free status. (The other people now “Free Settlers” arrived at least 5 years earlier.)

I don’t think there’s anything on the record that would preclude him from being “your” William.

Peter
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: Neale1961 on Saturday 14 January 23 14:19 GMT (UK)
I believe the entry posted is for William Duggan per Atlas 1819. Thomas Turnbull was also on that ship.
What religion was your William? RC or Protestant?

Peter, I don’t think we differ too much. I was a little slack by working from memory. Apologies. :)
Complete listing courtesy of NSW Archives:-
B.C. for Born in the Colony.
C.F. for Came Free.
F.S. for Free by Servitude.
A.P. for Holding an Absolute Pardon.
C.P. for Holding a Ticket of Leave. (I also see TL)
C. for Convict.
C.S. for Colonial Sentence.
G.S. for Government (or Assigned) Servant.
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: Dundee on Saturday 14 January 23 15:37 GMT (UK)
F.S. for Free by Servitude.

Yes, not 'free settler'.

Debra  :)
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: phenolphthalein on Saturday 14 January 23 15:38 GMT (UK)
My reading of Duggan's class is F.S. ie free by sevitude
suggest you look at person 1 -  i believe t l vs person 2 f s

Be aware cenaua data wad collected and some of the original documents exiat than iy was compilrd and copied befoew being sent to uk, so you need to ne aware of which copy you are lokking at.  As the ship ;isted for Duggan is similar in appearance to the ship of the person above him maybe this is ab of the time transcription error
Regards
pH
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: sparrett on Saturday 14 January 23 23:08 GMT (UK)
Regarding the William DUGGAN per "Atlas"

A brass finisher sentenced Berkshire Assizes.

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/duggen/william/69583

Sue
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: jamxr on Saturday 27 May 23 05:50 BST (UK)
The William Duggan ship 'Atlas' mentioned in the 1828 Census you attached had a relationship with Maria nee PEARCE.  If you look at the census Maria and her daughter Jane 5y appear below.  The William Duggan & Maria Pearce had two children I know off Eliza & William.
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: jamxr on Saturday 27 May 23 06:17 BST (UK)
On the attached 1825 census for William Duggan 'Atlas' can anybody tell me the name of employer? The columns are ship name "Atlas' Arrived 1919, Term 7, Employment:  ____??? at Liverpool.
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: maddys52 on Saturday 27 May 23 06:54 BST (UK)
I think it is "Govt Employ", ie Government Employ at Liverpool.

You can see a few more of the same on the same page - eg Jeremiah DUGGAN 1823, Govt Employ Bathurst - is a little clearer.
Title: Re: Census 1828
Post by: jamxr on Saturday 27 May 23 06:56 BST (UK)
Think you are right  :)