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nowornever
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What happened to Convicts Central please?
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Saturday 11 April 20 12:43 BST (UK) »
I used this fabulous site many times a few years ago. Now it seems unavailable. Bring it back!!
Are there any similar; sites that give the same detailed information that this did - descriptions; offences committed; ships etc
I was looking for Charles Beasley/Beazley sent on the 'Barwell' 1797 to presumably NSW
Found his death & 2 possible marriages but would have like a description & offence
Thanks for any ideas or suggestions
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Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
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Saturday 11 April 20 14:24 BST (UK) »
Convict records from that early period rarely contain much detail. They are digitised on Ancestry. Charles BEAZLEY of the
Barwell
was tried in Dec 1793 at the Old Bailey.
https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t17931204-21-person296&div=t17931204-21
RABBITS and BROWN (alias BARTLETT) were both executed on 5 Feb 1794 and Charles was pardoned from his death sentence, to be transported for life.
Lots of mentions in the Colonial Secretary's letters which are also digitised on Ancestry.
http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/b/F04c_be-bi-01.htm#P457_13696
Debra
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Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
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Saturday 11 April 20 14:49 BST (UK) »
There is a description in the UK criminal registers.
Aged 16, 5'5", grey eyes, brown hair, fresh complexion, stocking weaver, Derbyshire (this would be his native place).
Debra
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Re: What happened to Convicts Central please?
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Saturday 11 April 20 15:31 BST (UK) »
Thank you so much Dundee for taking the trouble to reply. Fantastic information Job done
So sad the original site has gone
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