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Australia / Re: William BARTON, Albion Farm, Woodville, NSW
« on: Friday 22 September 23 23:56 BST (UK)  »
My mistake, staplehouse. Transportation to Van Diemen's Land actually ceased in 1853, not 1855.

Anne Tucker/Taylor married William Barton on 24 October 1855. Why did she wait so long after John Taylor's disappearance? The British Government decreed that if a spouse had been left behind in the UK for at least 7 years and they had not heard from their convicted partner, they could remarry without fear of being charged with bigamy. The minimum sentence coincidentally was 7 years. John absconded on 21 October 1848. Anne waited 7 years and 3 days. This would also suggest that the John Taylor who died at Maitland on 20 October 1847 (described as a publican) was not Anne's husband, otherwise she could have legally married from October 1847 onwards.

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Australia / Re: William BARTON, Albion Farm, Woodville, NSW
« on: Wednesday 20 September 23 12:11 BST (UK)  »
John Taylor married Anne Tucker in 1839 in Sydney. They resided at Albion Farm and had five children; William, John, George, James and Frances. John Taylor was tried for armed robbery (refer William Munnings Arnold and Maitland Mercury) in March 1846 at the Maitland Circuit Court and was sentenced to 15 years (beyond the seas), this being Van Diemen's Land. There are three pages of records held in the Tasmanian Archives which verify this information. John absconded from his employer in 1848 and was never seen again. When transportation ceased to Van Diemen's Land in 1855, a muster was held for all remaining prisoners. John had never been found and was subsequently "struck off strength".

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