I'm delighted to have discovered this thread. I am also a descendant of Charlotte Throssell and John Sharp, through their son William (baptised at St Rumbolds, Stoke Doyle 30 July 1820) who was transported to Australia on the Eden in 1840 (the last convict ship to NSW). I believe that he escaped from the Government Printing Office, Sydney 27 October 1841, and was not recaptured. He resurfaced 20 years later in Windsor, where he married Bridget Esther Moran (daughter of convicts James Moran and Catherine Howe). I would be interested to chat to anyone who has information about William, or indeed to discover more about the Throssell or Sharp family.
Reaanne - are you descended from William or Charles?
