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I wonder if anybody can help me. I am researching my g g aunts mother Jessie McInalty, there were different spellings of her name and one was Jessie McNalty, I think she was born in 1831, she was transported to Van Diemens Land (Tasmania, Australia) in 1850 for theft and sentenced to seven years, Jessie m. James McKenna in Hobart, Tasmania in 1854. What I am interested in is when and where she was born, her parents and siblings.
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Steve


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Can anyone help me!

My gg grandfather came from Liverpool to Australia in 1856 on the ship "Sir W F Williams" so he says, there is no record of him as a passenger, he was a mariner so he could have been a crew member, no record of that either. He said that he came from Trieste, Italy on his ship manifests when he worked in Tasmania on boats going from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to Melbourne or Sydney, Australia. He was born 25/12/1832 and his name was Nicholas Bonachi or with a t Bonachit or it could be Bonniccia when pronounced sounds like my name now which is Bonnitcha with a silent t (Bonni cha). He also said on his nationalised papers that he came from Ragusa, Austria and that his parents were Marcello and Catarina no last name on either of them, it also says that Marcello was a seaman.
Any information on Nicholas or his parents would be greatly appreciated as I have also asked other people, but they seem to come up with what I already have. I know there could be some variations in the name but I don't know where he actually came from. I have had some relations who thought he came from Croatia and went to Croatia but they came up with nothing, so I am thinking he is Italian as lot of my Italian friends have said, but as they live in Australia they can't help me with anything.
I have recently found out that his last name could be Marco, Giorgio or Banacci, because doesn't the Italians take on their wives last name.

Hope you can help me.

Thank You
Stephen

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Can anyone help me please. Does anybody have any information on William Wilson Beattie born 12/7/1830 Ayrshire, Scotland and died 23/11/1914 New South Wales, Australia, and his wife Mary Ann Gibb born ? - ?, her parents I think are James and Isabella Gibb. William's parents are David Wilson Beattie and Margaret Spencer.
Any information would be appreciated.
Thank you
Stephen

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Would anybody have any information on my 4th great grandfather John Anderson born 1761 Middlesex, England and died 1798 Norfolk Island, New South Wales, John Anderson was a convict on the 1st Fleet on the ship "Charlotte" and arrived in Australia in 1788. At Sydney Cove he married Elizabeth Bruce (qv) on 16th March 1788, signing with mark. Both were sent by "Golden Grove" on 4th October to Norfolk Island. His wife Elizabeth Bruce was also a convict on the 1st Fleet Ship "Lady Penrhyn"-female convict ship in 1788.
Elizabeth was born 6 Feb 1757 London and died 1835 Kempton, Tasmania, Australia, they had 3 sons that I know of and they were all born on Norfolk Island, they were
Daniel Bruce Anderson 28 Jan 1789 - 6 Sept 1873 Hobart - my 3rd great grand father
William Anderson 3 Jan 1793 - 16 Feb 1923 Hobart
John Anderson 17 Jan 1794 - 1877 Tasmania.
I have no information on John Anderson parents and siblings and his wife Elizabeth Bruce of her parents or siblings.
Thank you
Stephen