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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« on: Sunday 09 October 11 20:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tony and Cathy,

All very interesting. I suppose we can't dismiss the possibility of George marrying before as there is a big gap of not knowing.
Anyway I'm happy for Cathy to contact me.
By the way Tony, we had a lovely visit from Tony Browne and his fatherThey were on there way back to Gisborne from Tony's uncles (fathers brother, and can't remember the fathers name)  funeral in Auckland. Tony father is very defensive of his grandfather George's past.

Anyway I hope your well and the studies are nearly done. We are shifting to Australia at Xmas, so will be able to do more research on my husbands other criminal side...

Take care
Tina

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« on: Monday 28 March 11 11:38 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I have been communicating with Tony Browns for some time, another relation put me on to him. I'll send you all the family details I have.

Yes they had 13 children and they all lived to good ages, except Mary Elizabeth who died at 29.

Tony sent me a great picture of George and Harriette with the youngest child Wilfred. Great picture, funny looking man (not my side of the family!!!)

My email is (*)

Send me you email and I'll get the info to you.

Ciao for now

Tina Humphrey




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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« on: Monday 28 March 11 02:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
My husband's g g grandfather was George Brown, 16 years old on arrival, a shoemaker and one of the Parkhurst boys transported on the St George arriving in 1842.
George was born in Wiltshire, England in 1925, he married Harriette Ward who was born in Auckland, NZ in 1856. They were married in 1872. Quite an age gap that caused a rift in the Ward family.

There is a great book called the First Fleets of Auckland which refers to the petty crimes they were sentenced for eg: fishing in the lord river or stealing an apple from a shop because they were hungry. Sad times

The website below tells that it was the Quakers influence in segregating the boys and teaching them trades.

http://pearlspad.net.nz/ParkhurstBoys.htm

You probably have all this info.

Best wishes
Tina Humphrey Rotorua New Zealand

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Argyllshire / Re: Colin LAMONT and Agnes McIVER
« on: Saturday 19 March 11 18:06 GMT (UK)  »
HI,
 You may have had contact with someone and know what I know by now. My husband is a descendant of Colin (Colen) 1768-16 Aug 1842 and Agnes Lamont 3 Nov 1771-16 Jul 1865. They had 3 boys that I know of John Byrne aka Jack 17 Sept 1797 - unknown d, Archibald 3 Apr 1804 - (no sure when he died, but I think he went to the USA) and Duncan 1805 - 1850. My husband is a descendant of Duncan who married Catherine Leitch 8 Dec 1799 Campbeltown, Argyle, Scotland - 10 Mar 1867 Bathurst, NSW, Australia. She must have gone to Australia with her 3 sons who were all born in Scotland. John 1826 Greenock, Renfrewshire,Scotland - Aug 1877 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, Duncan John 1 May 1828 Greenock - 14 July 1914 Bathurst, NSW, Australia and Robert Leitch 1833 Scotland -1890 Melbourne, Australia he married Margaret Carey.
Duncan John Lamont is my husbands g g grand father, on 19 Sept 1855 he married his first cousin Mary Elizabeth Leitch 1827 Liverpool, England - 29 Dec 1904 Bathurst, NSW, Australia.
They had children - Isabella Jane 1856-1940, Mary Elizabeth 1858-1862, Hugh Leslie Smith 1861-1939, Mary Elizabeth 1864-1895, Colin McIvor 1867-1936, Catherine Harriette 1871-1949, Duncan 1874-1955. Catherine Harriette was my husbands g grandmother.
I think Colen 1768 - 1842 father was James 1729-1797.
I hoped this was of help.
Kind regards Tina Humphrey, Rotorua New Zealand

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