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Hi Cando,

I'm just learning what a wealth of information is now available on that amazing site.

But excuse my ignorance, how do I find Sarah without going through 235 pages?    I've just found the link to the digitised records but when I tried going through the pages I ended going through what felt like endless pages without finding Sarah Coleman.

Obviously I'm missing something or am I not reading the names properly? Could you please help a poor confused soul and give me a point in the right direction 

Debra

Hi Prue,

Thanks for that link.

I've just checked and it has an overview of Sarah's details - now all I need is to find a plane ticket to Tasmania in my Christmas stocking so I can head over and check out those wonderful records (like the Female Convict Description Lists) in person.

Many thanks,

Debra

Hi all,

Best wishes of the season. May Santa bring you the missing ancestors you search for 

I've just discovered a new family line in Tasmania, Australia with convict links and hoped that someone with access to Tasmanian records (particularly those for convicts) may be able to provide some more information on them.

They are:
 
SARAH COLEMAN - born circa 1822, England. Convict #13421, arrived on the Aurora (2) on 10 Aug 1851.

She married WILLIAM BETTIS, who may or may not have been a convict, in Hobart in 1854 and had a daughter LOUISA sometime around 1859.

This is all the information I have so far so if anyone has any of these folks in their tree or have access to records that may shed new light on them, I would really love to hear from you. I'm preparing a summary of this family line as a Christmas gift, so any new information would be most appreciated.

Many thanks and Merry Christmas,

Debra

Hi all,

If there is anyone out there with the 1851 unfilmed census records for Lancashire I would dearly love a look-up.

I'm desperately trying to find Christopher EMMETT or EMMOTT who I have been unable to find in any of the filmed census records (despite exhaustive searching). I know he was definitely in Lancashire or Yorkshire, but I have a hunch that he may have perhaps been around Ardwick as that's where his future wife-to-be was living in 1851.

In other records I have noticed the Emmett name spelt in a vast variety of ways so if anyone has access to the unfilmed records I would hugely appreciate a look-up on anyone with a surname beginning with EMM* - I'm casting my net as widely as I can to find this fellow.

Christopher was born in Stanley, Yorkshire on the 5th Feb 1832 and has eluded me for years so any help in finding him would be much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Debra
Hamilton, New Zealand

Hi RonnieG,

Thank you for taking the time to look at Griffiths Valuation on my behalf - I really appreciate it.

I've added Borrisokane to my list and I'll be definitely following up on the Costello's in that area.

Many thanks for that great information,

Debra