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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: bikermickau on Thursday 10 May 18 08:07 BST (UK)
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I'm looking for information on Mary Best prior to her transportation to Van Diemen's Land (Now Tasmania), and after her marriage to Henry Jeffs.
Ancestry indicates alias Ann McCann, Ann Wilson and Ann Roberts (Australian Convict Transportation Registers)
Mary Best, transported to Van Diemen's Land 1846 on Sea Queen for 15 Years.
Her age is given as 29, married and native place is Leeds Yorkshire.
One of the images seems to indicate possible relatives.
There are 4 images available at Archives Office of Tasmania, I can provide links here, however it may be a copyright issue?
Permission to marry granted 2 July 1850 to Henry Jeffs, transported 1845 on David Malcolm. (Off Norfolk Island per Tory May 1847)
They married 22 July 1850
Images for Permission to marry and the Marriage are on (Search for Mary Best) inctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/search
Henry Jeffs remarried 1862 in Melbourne to Mary Ann Lewis, they had 2 children prior to this marriage in Van Diemen's Land, 1859 and 1861. (I have a copy of this Marriage).
Mick
Note: I know where Henry Jeffs came from and where he died
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FindMypast has the image of Mary Best's letter of appeal against her sentence of 15 years transportation. In that letter she claims to be the wife of a "John Newlove".
Cannot find a marriage of a Mary Best and John Newlove but there is this marriage (image on FindMyPast) -
John Newlove and Mary Bestington, 19 Jun 1837 at Leeds, St. Peter, both of the Parish of Leeds.
One of the witnesses was a Mark Bestington.
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The marriage was reported in the local paper, John being described as "an engineer". As yet unable to find couple in 1841 or 1851 Census.
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I think.........
CON41 has husband John at Hull proper name Newlove (?)........7 years on the town
(language of the time for prostitution)
CON15 images 312 and 313 0f 360
h(usband) John at Hull....f?(ather) Mark......and...b(rother) Mark .........and s(ister) Ann at Leeds
uncle (abbreviated name might be Abraham) JOHNSON at Native Place....ie Leeds.
stealing from Benjamin WEETON / WESTON? W Leeds
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Thanks hanes teulu,
That marriage is also available on ancestry.
Now that I have gone back and had a good look, the convict indent image that mention relatives has,
H? John at Hull
S? Martha?
B? Mark
S? Ann
proper name Newlove
Mick
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http://www.tas.gov.au/stds/codi.htm
Many threads on Australia board have included the live links to specific images for those Tas images. - non-commercial purposes :)
eg
http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON41-1-10,179,12,F,60
:)
ADD :D
http://search.archives.tas.gov.au/ImageViewer/image_viewer.htm?CON19-1-5,258,171,C,23
JM
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Thanks wivenhoe
I don't recall hearing the expression before - on the town
Could be F(ather) Mark
and I think the Uncle is for the next person in the indent list, Margaret Bradley
I think.........
CON41 has husband John at Hull proper name Newlove (?)........7 years on the town
(language of the time for prostitution)
CON15 images 312 and 313 0f 360
h(usband) John at Hull....f?(ather) Mark......and...b(rother) Mark .........and s(ister) Ann at Leeds
uncle (abbreviated name might be Abraham) JOHNSON at Native Place....ie Leeds.
stealing from Benjamin WEETON / WESTON? W Leeds
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Transcribed as MACK for 1841...........
Census 1841 at Rch Court Kirkgate Leeds
BEST Mark 25y (cannot read his occupation)
BEST Sarah 20y
BEST Mark 59y labourer
BEST Mary 45y all born this county
Census 1851 at Richmond Court Leeds
BESTINGTON Mark 38y stuff dyer
BESTINGTON Sarah 32y
BESTINGTON Lucy 8y
BESTINGTON Charlotte 5y
BESTINGTON William 5/12 all born Leeds
WADE Lucy 60y widow boarder b. Mappleworth
Census 1861 at 8 Giles Sq Leeds
BESTINGTON Mark 46y cloth dyer
BESTINGTON Mary 39y flax spinner
BESTINGTON Lucy Ann 19yflax spinner
BESTINGTON Eliza 8y
BESTINGTON William 9y boot closer
BESTINGTON Emma 6y
BRADFORD Emily Jane 7y stepdaughter all born Leeds
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Thanks wivenhoe,
That to me fits in with the below
Mark Bestington Bap 25 October 1812 at Leeds Saint Peter, Yorkshire to Mark Bestington.
and there's
Mary Bestington Bap 22 JUN 1817 at Leeds Saint Peter, Yorkshire to Mark Bestington and Charlotte.
Mick
Edited to correct Mary's mothers name
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Leeds Times, Sat 12 Jun 1858
Marriages
"Same day (ie. Sunday 6th), Mr Mark Bestington, dyer, to Miss Mary Bradford".
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Thanks hanes teulu,
I've now found that marriage on Ancestry
I haven't found the marriage for this couple.
1841 census
BEST Mark 59y labourer
BEST Mary 45y all born this county
Still don't know what happened to Mary in Tasmania.
I may or may not be inactive for a few days, I am having the reminder of my top teeth removed today.
Mick
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Marriage (FindMyPast transcription/image)
Mark Bestington of this parish, clothmaker & Charlotte Johnson of "ditto" (this Parish) at Leeds St Peter on 20 Dec 1801.
On Mary Bestington's 1817 baptismal record, Mark Bestington's occupation is "clothier"
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I haven't found the marriage for this couple.
1841 census
BEST Mark 59y labourer
BEST Mary 45y all born this county
Mick
The age 59, born about 1782, (but not the occupation)) makes this Mark Bestington a candidate for the Mark Bestington that married Charlotte Johnson in 1801?
There is a marriage on FindMyPast (transcription only) of -
Mark Bestington and Mary Wilks, 2 November 1828 at Rothwell, Yorkshire (just south east of Leeds). But yet to spot a death/burial of a Charlotte Best/Bestington between Mary Bestington's 1817 baptism and the 1828 Rothwell marriage.
Best of luck with the extractions!
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I'm looking on FindMypast and cannot locate this appeal.
Extractions done, plate in, I'm surviving and my lovely wife's help is making the healing process easier.
FindMypast has the image of Mary Best's letter of appeal against her sentence of 15 years transportation. In that letter she claims to be the wife of a "John Newlove".
Cannot find a marriage of a Mary Best and John Newlove but there is this marriage (image on FindMyPast) -
John Newlove and Mary Bestington, 19 Jun 1837 at Leeds, St. Peter, both of the Parish of Leeds.
One of the witnesses was a Mark Bestington.
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Search screen = "Prison Registers in Institutions and organisations". This is a subcategory of "Institutions and Organisations"
Search keys
Name = mary best (no name variants)
When = 1845 (give or take +/- = 0)
Optional Keywords = york
Should return 7 hits, the first 2 without a YoB. Clicking on the 2nd entry should return an image of a blank page. Use > on right of screen to view appeal (2 images).
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Found them, Thank You
Search screen = "Prison Registers in Institutions and organisations". This is a subcategory of "Institutions and Organisations"
Search keys
Name = mary best (no name variants)
When = 1845 (give or take +/- = 0)
Optional Keywords = york
Should return 7 hits, the first 2 without a YoB. Clicking on the 2nd entry should return an image of a blank page. Use > on right of screen to view appeal (2 images).