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Australia / Re: James VIVIAN - convict to SA?
« on: Tuesday 29 May 18 07:59 BST (UK) »
Yes Essie,
It gets confusing around the 1840's - 1860's as so many FREE settlers were also embarking on their life adventures from Cornwall and all over England to settle in the Booming Copper mining locations of Moonta, Burra and Broken Hill ( where my grandfather yet another Vivian was born). (at this stage any B,D,M were registered in Adelaide from Broken Hill as it was closer than Sydney. As alot of B,D,M on towns like Bordertown, S.A were registered in Melbourne and Not Adelaide.) This also makes tracing records interesting.
I have however discovered our Convict James William Vivian was born in ABBOTSBURY, DORSET.
all the Puzzle Pieces are slowly coming together. Im just a little disappointed that his Convict Record of Discipline no longer exists . . It would have been interesting to see what happened to him within that 10 year span of time. But he worked for very influential upstanding members of the community as he was getting his Ticket Of Leave so that was good to find.
It gets confusing around the 1840's - 1860's as so many FREE settlers were also embarking on their life adventures from Cornwall and all over England to settle in the Booming Copper mining locations of Moonta, Burra and Broken Hill ( where my grandfather yet another Vivian was born). (at this stage any B,D,M were registered in Adelaide from Broken Hill as it was closer than Sydney. As alot of B,D,M on towns like Bordertown, S.A were registered in Melbourne and Not Adelaide.) This also makes tracing records interesting.
I have however discovered our Convict James William Vivian was born in ABBOTSBURY, DORSET.
all the Puzzle Pieces are slowly coming together. Im just a little disappointed that his Convict Record of Discipline no longer exists . . It would have been interesting to see what happened to him within that 10 year span of time. But he worked for very influential upstanding members of the community as he was getting his Ticket Of Leave so that was good to find.