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Hi, I have not been on here now for a couple of years as i became stuck on the whereabouts of a ancestor of mine......but today i read a article stating the obvious.....i will explain....

Edward Holmes convict, transported from Norwich via Portsmouth to Tasmania served his time and got a free ticket, after many years of searching we could not find any trace of him in Tasmania after his release but someone said ...Maybe he did get home.....it did happen sometimes...so if anybody can do a check on the 1851 census countrywide for the following it may close this case once and for all.

The details of occupation, age, and previous which may show on the census as follows...

Edward Holmes   age  (in 1851) 59, born Norwich,Norfolk  Occupation, Weaver,

as mention before he was a convict who just may have made it home as we know he sailed on the Montauk ( in Steerage) from Sidney to Hong Kong Oct 13th - Nov 14th 1848, this is the last we found of him, but a few years later the family in Norwich visited Hull in Yorkshire to see relatives which no one seems to know about......so maybe this is a lead...this is a last ditch attempt to find out once and for all whether he did get home...
 Many thanks in advance
       Gordon
ps we have all his Conviction / Transportation details etc

Please can anyone do me a 1871Norwich look up for a ....

James Savage age approx 10 yrs old , mother was Ann Savage approx 32, father Robert approx 38.
Maybe in Norwich St clements

A long shot but also Caroline Elizabeth Rose  age approx 12 yrs  (same area )...no other details

thanks in advance
Fred

Hi
I have recently found a convict in my family who was transported from the UK to Van Demains Land in the early 1840s, he got his 'free ticket' and now understand that with that he had to stay in VDL and was not allowed to leave (is this correct) if so has anybody got any ideas where to turn to next as we are curious to find out what happened to him after he got his free ticket, for the record the gentleman concerned is listed below.We have found all his convict details for the  UK and VDL

Edward Holmes age 49yrs (widower) arrived Hobart Town VDL (May 20th 1842) on the Isabella 2 from Portsmouth uk
Sentence 7yrs theft  (20 april 1841) in Norwich UK.

We thought we found him leaving VDL on the Montauk sailing from Sydney to Hong Kong on the 13th Oct 1848, but since finding out about the 'free ticket' rules we are having our doubts as to whether it was him.

        Any help gratfully received
               Fred (UK)

PS
Forgot to mention according to Documents HO 10/40 (1849 Muster) states the fact 'free ticket'

Can anyone please do me a look up in Norwich for a family called Edwards in ' St Gregorys Church Alley or near by...preferably a J Edwards or F Edwards.
The reason we ask is my ancestor was a transported convict to Van Demains land and the records show he had a visitor whilst out there and it states them to be F or J Edwards from St Gregory's Church Alley Norwich, we are curious to find out if this is a relative or not.

thanks in advance

  Fred 

Is it possible that the following families could be found on the 1851 census for Carbrooke Norfolk.
All ages are approx and all born Carbrooke & Ovington

John Brett    head    age 42 approx ag lab   
Ann Brett     wife    age 36 approx
James   son    age  16
George son     age 14
William  son    age 13 
Mary Ann dau  age 11
Emma  dau     age 9
Edward / Edmund   son age 5 
Caroline  dau     age 3

also

Benjamin Brett  head  age 25  ag lab
Harriet  Brett   wife   age 26
Elizabeth dau   age  3
Caroline  dau    age 2

 and maybe these two but its a long shot

John Brett  head age  65 ish   
Elizabeth  wife  age 65 ish

            Thanks very much  in advance
              Fred