A House Through Time - Newcastle

[Ruskie]

Thanks David. Maybe rootschatters will be able to find more about Edward than the presenter. 

There may have been more of a story to be woven around Richard’s life than Edwards, so more effort was made? 

I haven’t looked for some time but I think FindMyPast are fairly good for convict records.

[mckha489]

Edward to NSW on the Lady Kennaway arr 12 Oct 1836

(Richard was to Tasmania as per programme)

Edward cert of freedom - is it really dated 1847? Or does that relate to something else.
5ft 5, sallow complexion brown hair and grey eyes. Lots of tattoos and scars.

Has him slightly older with dob of 1817 rather than 1821

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=anz%2fausrec%2f1017%2f00654


For those with Ancestry . They say its 1844 but the two fours are not alike.

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1689&h=27977&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=AiN3&_phstart=successSource

[goldnutmeg]

Edward to NSW on the Lady Kennaway arr 12 Oct 1836

(Richard was to Tasmania as per programme)

Edward cert of freedom - is it really dated 1847? Or does that relate to something else.
5ft 5, sallow complexion brown hair and grey eyes. Lots of tattoos and scars.

Has him slightly older with dob of 1817 rather than 1821

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record/browse?id=anz%2fausrec%2f1017%2f00654


For those with Ancestry . They say its 1844 but the two fours are not alike.

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1689&h=27977&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=AiN3&_phstart=successSource

There are a couple of records on Ancestry http://ancstry.me/2Kz6feS
He was Roman Catholic, from Newcastle and a miner. Sallow complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. ‘A perpendicular scar betwixt the eyebrows, scar outer corner of left eyebrow, anchor, sun, heart and darts. D and dot back of right hand, sun and mermaid, inside lower left arm, T back of left hand.’

I also found a newspaper announcement in 1869 for the arrest of Edward Stuart for absenting himself from hired service aged 50. It states there he is an Irishman (could be he was born in Ireland and then moved to Newcastle). I found it but now can’t find it again!

[mckha489]

also found a newspaper announcement in 1869 for the arrest of Edward Stuart for absenting himself from hired service aged 50. It states there he is an Irishman (could be he was born in Ireland and then moved to Newcastle). I found it but now can’t find it again!

Physical description doesn’t match. I think this is a different man.
5ft 8 or 9. Cf 5ft 5
Light hair cf Brown hair
And no mention of all the tattoos

[goldnutmeg]

also found a newspaper announcement in 1869 for the arrest of Edward Stuart for absenting himself from hired service aged 50. It states there he is an Irishman (could be he was born in Ireland and then moved to Newcastle). I found it but now can’t find it again!

Physical description doesn’t match. I think this is a different man.
5ft 8 or 9. Cf 5ft 5
Light hair cf Brown hair
And no mention of all the tattoos

Hi,

Can you put the link or pm me if more appropriate?

[mckha489]

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60883/44407_b219514-00160?pid=23454&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60883%26h%3D23454%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPLi1%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PLi1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

[goldnutmeg]

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interactive/60883/44407_b219514-00160?pid=23454&backurl=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D60883%26h%3D23454%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPLi1%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PLi1&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

Thanks for that! I take your point but I don’t think you can totally rule this one out. He’s the right age and it sounds as if the master always saw him fully clothed (no,no I don’t mean that!!!) and so the tattoos were not prominent. Jus’ speculatin’ ...

[mckha489]

Playing the devils advocate..

If he was freed in NSW why would he go to Tasmania?

[Nova67]

For non-Brit's the first series is available online:

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6j0ipw