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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #81 on: Monday 12 September 05 21:30 BST (UK) »

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On December 26, 1838, Robert Woollcombe, the prison governor, arrived at Parkhurst with a team of taskmasters and the first 102 boys.

http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/jnindex1.htm

WOOLCOMBE, Robert Capt, first Governor of Parkhurst Prison  8 2

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« Reply #82 on: Monday 12 September 05 22:56 BST (UK) »
Good Evening Annie,

I think it was "Bearkat" who first introduced me the IOWFHS and the Index to the Journals.

In fact I have written to Mrs Brenda Dodgson, the Society's Secretary, especially about obtaining copies of various articles, and am awaiting her reply.....I will let you know the outcome.

Incidentally, I have not forgotten all the other "leads" you posted and will report shortly.   But at the moment I have been otherwise busy burning sackcloth to make more "Ashes"!!

For now

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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #83 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 04:47 BST (UK) »

Tony - are you interested in this man? - do you have him already? I have a tad more on him if you're interested !

Samuel Caporn

Caporn arrived in Fremantle on 20 August 1842 aboard the 'Simon Taylor' which had departed London on 29 April 1842.
He was paid £5 for his duties as schoolteacher for the duration of the voyage and it is believed he was the guardian of the 18 Parkhurst boys. These boys varied in ages between 13 and 16 years and were being removed from the Parkhurst Prison under a conditional pardon from the Crown. (this pardon was forwarded to the Governor of the Colony by the same vessel).

Born in Perth, Scotland on 29 April 1794, the son of Rev. Joshua Caporn MA and Catherine Goode of Tengarick (Tingwich?) Bucks

http://www.webace.com.au/~smidgers/fam02536.htm

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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #84 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 16:10 BST (UK) »
Good Afternoon Annie,

I had forgotten about this particular website and Erica Smith's Family History Project.......thank you for re-introducing me to it as I had intended trawling through all the entries to tie-up any "Parkhurst Boys", but the reference got lost.

The address has now been added to "my favourites", which is what I should have done originally!!   

For now

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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #85 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 16:18 BST (UK) »





So Tony - are you and Lyn going to keep us in suspense about Isaac ? or is that not for  public knowledge ?? just thought I'd ask  ::) ::) ::)

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« Reply #86 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 17:14 BST (UK) »
Hello Annie

The "Parkhurst Boy" Lyn was researching, Isaac Eggerton, was already quite well known to me and for whom I had a fairly comprehensive Biography on file......I gave her a Word document download and with agreement passed her name to other "correspondent" descendants should they wish to contact her.

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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #87 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 17:21 BST (UK) »


Tony!

I was just being nosey  :P

because I got all excited when Lyn replied - thought maybe you were on to something!! - should have known .......... ::) you're always a step ahead!

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« Reply #88 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 17:40 BST (UK) »
Annie,

I don't mind you being a "sticky beak", after all that is research is about and I get excited too!

But, sadly, although it is good to help someone else with their researches, as in the case of Isaac Eggerton where the Biography was quite extensive, I am always a little disappointed when it is not "new".........particularly New Zealand where information is so difficult to unearth.

One NZ lady has been very helpful over the past couple of months concerning two Brothers, Thomas and Isaac BURNAND, transported together to Auckland, and she commented that she had "....found a definite attitude to 'convict' research".   We know everything there is to know about Isaac but virtually nothing about Thomas!!!

By the way, if I can download and post my file so that everyone can read the Biography for Isaac Eggerton is there a system?

For now,

Tony

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Re: "Parkhurst Boys" transported to NZ 1842/43
« Reply #89 on: Wednesday 14 September 05 19:22 BST (UK) »


Tony!

"Sticky beak" says - try this !!

http://www.iue.it/VL/history/bib/nz.html

it's a lot to go through - but there is reference to Parkhurst Boys and some other stuff you maybe able to use!! I don't know if the library can help you access some of these books  - I hope so !!

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