Names of 19th century New Zealand migrants born in Australia to convict parents?

[Jang]

JoannaC,
 
James Wybrow, born 1814 Sydney, was the the son of convicts. His father was William Wybrow, found guilty of burglary and theft in London in May 1795 and transported for life. His mother was Elizabeth Clarke (alias Crookshank), was convicted at the "Old Bailey" on 7 July 1807 for stealing cotton and sentenced to transportation for 7 years. They married on the 20th March 1809 at St Phillips, Sydney.

James went to NZ as a young man and worked in the whaling trade in Southland. He died on 18 June 1878 at Fortrose, Southland. There are quite a few trees on Ancestry with lots of information. By all accounts he was a respected and highly regarded member of the community.

[minniehaha]

Obituaries for Mr. Wybrow:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18780704.2.17.2?end_date=31-12-1878&query=james+wybrow&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1878

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18780701.2.11?end_date=07-07-1878&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=+whybrow&snippet=true&start_date=01-06-1878&title=ESD

And one for Mrs. McArtney:


https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19090506.2.53.20?end_date=31-05-1909&items_per_page=10&query=++mcartney&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1909&title=MDTIM%2cMEX%2cMPRESS%2cPGAMA%2cTC%2cGBARG%2cMOST%2cNEM%2cNENZC

Obituary of Benjamin Shadbolt: [see first link @ reply #5]

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AMBPA18820414.2.11?end_date=31-12-1882&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=benjamin+shadbolt&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1882

Agreed, respected citizens. 


Minniehaha.

[Fresh Fields]

Agreed New Zealand gave new arrivals opportunities to succeed, which they would not have had if they stayed in their country of birth.  Most succeeded, contributed to society, and left a heritage descendants could be proud of. Though life expectancy was far less then.

The PARKHURST Boys are the only example that I can think of where, criminally convicted, were deported to New Zealand.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-lost-boys-of-aucklands-history/AOMPUEVPQKZ3KI6GP7QXCEK2YE/

Though not treated as well, upon arrival, as they could have, many left a legacy in the Auckland Province.

Alan.

[JoannaC]

Hi Alan,

I am familiar with all of the the information sites you have suggested for general research, and would be glad to hear about less obvious places that anyone may know of.

The earliest New Zealand record of Bridget I have is from her marriage to John Mcartney in 1860, and it is possible that she arrived earlier that year.

Thanks

[JoannaC]

Hi all,

Thanks for your replies, the links, names and suggestions should come in handy! Unfortunately my old phone is playing up and will not let me reply to you individually but the info about Lydia Bowerman, James Whybrow, Benjamin Shadbolt and the Pankhurst Boys etc. is very interesting.

From what I have found, convict ancestry in NZ was, unsurprisingly, often hidden, however I recall finding mention of convicts and their descendants on Papers Past so there was definitely some awareness of their presence here at the time.

[Fresh Fields]

Hi all,

Thanks for your replies, the links, names and suggestions should come in handy! Unfortunately my old phone is playing up ........EDIT

Good Morning.

If you are referring to the PM [private messaging system] the site requires you to be active three times on the open forum before the PM system is made available to you. So you should now qualify for access.

Regards,

Alan.

[Lucy2]

Hello JoannaC

I am interested to know what the title of your thesis, is to be ?   

    ~  Lu

Edited to add to.

[Fresh Fields]

Tips supplied, by private message, re the fifty three NZ thread posts on this site, where families were discussing "convict".

Alan.

Edit addition. Tips supplied were on how to use [navigate] the ADVANCED SEARCH function, as opposed to a general search.

[Lucy2]

Tips supplied, by private message, re the fifty three NZ threads on this site, where families were discussing "convict".

Alan.

JoannaC

..... and try also in the search bar of this forum (- at top of this page) entering the term "convict new zealand" > which brings up many more leads to convicts who came on to New Zealand.

     ~  Lu