Abraham Sharples - Tasmania

[Periwhinkle]

Thanks for answering my initial question Dundee, that's interesting.

Thanks Rosie, I already have all the records.

And although you didn't mean to Majm...you have caused offence.  I'm not sure why you gave all these answers and links to things that I didn't ask.

Cheers, as you say over there.

[majm]

Yes he was a constable when married...I wonder what other people's thoughts are on this?  Is it often people go from being a convict (if it's the same Abraham) to a constable?

I'm not sure I understand your questioning Majm?  My research takes me to all kinds of places, and in this instance it seems to be during the convict era in Tasmania.

This may help with your Convicts to Constables question, it is from a 1999 paper by Dr Dr Stefan Petrow University of Tasmania, Tas (AIC as in Australian Institute of Criminology)
http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/conferences/hcpp/petrow.pdf 

Cheers,  JM

[Dundee]

As Abraham was a boatman I wouldn't be surprised if he was a constable in the water police which I think was established very early on.

Debra 

[Neil Todd]

Hiya Annalies, whoops, so sorry, Periwinkle. How come a professional counselor with so much experience tracing family trees for people, needs to get on a free chat forum to get answers?

Seems a bit rich charging people and getting others to do the work? I am just saying......

Neil

[Periwhinkle]

Thanks Debra, that sounds interesting...I don't know much about the water police but will look into that.

Neil???

[majm]

And although you didn't mean to Majm...you have caused offence.  I'm not sure why you gave all these answers and links to things that I didn't ask.

Some questions, if I may

Do you have the marriage cert? 
http://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-17p67j2k
It seems Ann ARMSTRONG's bridegroom was already a Constable when they married 23 July 1855.

Have you checked out RChat's various Resources Boards?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/australia-resources-offers/

Have you read through the following thread?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=368728.0

Cheers,  JM

These two live links to RChat's threads are, in my view, very informative.   

The Australia-resources-offers has child boards, one for each of the various jurisdictions that form the nation, Australia .... so there's one there for Tasmania, and lists many live links for family history researching.

The one where I asked have you read through the following thread is a thread stickied to the main Australia board and is headed "HOW TO REQUEST A LOOK UP".   

Cheers,  JM

[wivenhoe]

Buried Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart ...same plot ....l / 178....C of E
SHARPLES Ann          79y  12 Jun 1915
SHARPLES Thomas    72y       8 Oct 1900

IGI Cornelian Bay burials
SHARPLES Thomas      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-41916-7888-0?
SHARPLES Ann           https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-42048-13757-35?

[Periwhinkle]

Thank you Wivenhoe, I have that information...however what is your opinion and thoughts about convicts becoming pioneers?  Or even law makers?

[majm]

May I mention that once a person has served the sentence for which they have been transported beyond the seas, or they have otherwise become emancipated, then they are accorded all the rights of any other British Subject.

Cheers,  JM