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Francis was a naughty boy !!
« on: Wednesday 26 January 05 23:37 GMT (UK) »
Francis FINCH was baptised 14 March 1813 at St George Tombland, Norwich.
He 'nicked' some copper and was convicted at Norwich assizes 26 July 1834 and was transported to OZ in 1835.
The transportation record indicated that he was married ............ no detail as to whom.
He had a tattoo on his left arm 'Sarah FINCH' which I assume was a reference to his wife ........... although his mother was named Sarah also but I doubt that the tattoo refered to her.
Two things;
1) does anyone have access to the trial details?
2) as Francis was only 21 or so at time of trial can anyone please determine who the Sarah was that he (presumably) married?
Oh ....... and when he got his ticket of leave (freedom) he set up as a well respected Blacksmith and died in OZ in 1863.
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Re: Francis was a naughty boy !!
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 January 05 23:47 GMT (UK) »
teddybear1843 has an interest in Norfolk convicts see:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,21611.0.html

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Re: Francis was a naughty boy !!
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 January 05 00:29 GMT (UK) »
Pardon me but I can't resist - "he nicked some copper" - and some copper nicked him.
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Re: Francis was a naughty boy !!
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 27 January 05 00:56 GMT (UK) »
somebody here has a sense of humour

i always say i have a cockeyed sense of humour

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Re: Francis was a naughty boy !!
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 27 January 05 19:42 GMT (UK) »
Fancis Finch married Sarah Holmes in Norwich St Mary Coslany on 12 October 1833

If I had seen this yesterday I could have looked for the transportation details as I was in the NRO today.  Never mind.

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Re: Francis was a naughty boy !!
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 27 January 05 21:51 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for that Teddybear .......... perhaps you might look at the transportation detail when next you are at the NRO?.
Interestingly,and out of curiosty,I looked in the 1851 census for a Sarah FINCH just to see if I could find such a person.What I found was;
"Sarah FINCH aged 42 and married living with a lodger also 42 at 'Mint Yard Iside Walls' Norwich....... no other residents".
The age would have been about right and the fact that there was no husband around?? ........ what do you think?
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