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Family History Beginners Board / sarah gallacher (steel) kilmarnock 1844
« on: Saturday 18 July 09 12:55 BST (UK)  »
Sarah Gallacher  was born in France about 1816 and brought up in Scotland.(Kilmarnock)...Married John Steel  and had 2 children (1841 census)...convicted  at Ayr  (stealing a pair of stockings)17/9/1844 and transported to Van Diemens Land for 7 years...I have convict records and later history in australia,,Sarah marries in 1852 to Frederick Wood and on the birth cert, of their son Robert born in 1858 NSW,  says she was born in France.....Also shows France as birth place in convict records.....Know nothing more about the french connection..any suggestions???

Cheers..

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Family History Beginners Board / frederick wood westrom kent 1841
« on: Thursday 16 July 09 14:11 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for Frederick Wood, shoemaker, convicted at Maidstone 15/3/1841 and transported to VanDiemens Land for 14 years...he was born at Dawlish Devon about  1819....I have his convict records and his  later history in Australia ...Cant find where Westrom is in Kent..perhaps a name change over the years...I have not been any more successful in finding out anything about his life in England....From convict records his wife was Elizabeth...Mother  Marion..Father Thomas..all lived at Westrom...Also a brother Thomas...

Any help appreciated...Cheers...

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