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HiRootschatters.

Many thanks for help in finding information on James Parker (b1818) Trowbridge.
I am stuck with two  major problems.
He lived in Wiltshire but was gaoled in Somerset. Why was that?

 It was 1835 James was apprenticed to John Chislett as a sweep. While at the Angel Inn (probably Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire) there was a robbery. Sometime later James was charged.  (later on his way to Australia, transported for life as a covcit, the records on the 'England 2' has  the offence as stealing a coat)

Problem 2 I can find no record of a coat being stolen, and the charge keeps changing. There was only 1 James Parker/sweep/ born 1818 in the county.

At Wells 23/3/1835 the charge was 'larcent from a public place'
At Ilchester gaol 'stealing a box of 80 yards of Irish (something?) of Elizabeth Fulsell'
When he was sent to the prison hulk Leviathan at Portsmouth the record shows the charge as 'stealing to the value of 5pounds in a dwelling house'
Only on the England 2 to Australia and from then on was the charge stealing a coat.

Can anyone answer why a Wiltshire person from a supposed crime in that county be sent to Somerset?
and  Why was the charge recorded in so many different ways.
Hope someone can help.
Regards
Ken Doyle

Hi Wanting info on Catherine (cathrine) McMeekin born1809 Wigtown and on 14/1/1826 married Thomas Perry(b1807)

They both left and went to Australia arriving in Oct 1841. On shipping manifest as Thomas Perry (Shepherd) and Catherine (Servant) plus 4 children, James14, Catherine12, Agnes9 and Janet7.

Question can any Rootschatter tell me if there is a church or other record of their 14/1/1826 marriage in Wigtown?

AND can any one explain why in the 1841 census returns, before they left, Thomas (now 34) was in the registration district of New Luce (ref 893/5/5), while Cathrine's registration district was Abbey.

I have a record that Cathrine's father was James McMeekin b1791 Wigtown. Could anyone confirm this?
Thank you in advance. Any information much appreciated
Ken

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Ken Doyle

From many posts it seems like there were/are many Doyles in that part of Ireland.

Andrew (b 29/11/1774) and his brother James was sent as a convict (along with his wife and 3 children including Cyrus Matthew) to Australia, in 1803. It was his son  Cyrus Matthew who after marrying Frances Bigger daughter of a local farmer(Oct 1814) is said to have lived in the home he built on the Hawkesbury river called "Ulinbawn".

According to a newspaper record of 'The Hawkesbury Doyles' Cyrus Matthew named it 'Ulinbawn' after the old Wicklow home of the family.

Question is there a Ulinbawn in Wicklow? Is it a village or would a farm so named in the late 1700's still exist?

Can anyone shed any light on this? Hear from you. K Doyle Canberra, Australia

Thanks for your great research and interest.
 
Bartholemew Doyle is my GreatX5 grandfather. He married Bridget (nee Nugent) His parents were, according to the information I have  Edward and Anna.
Can you confirm that Bartholemew had a brother Christopher. 
I have information of 7 children. James,Anthony , Mary , Thomas AndrewJohn and Bridget.
2 sons Andrew and James were sent to Australia as convicts for a) being part of the uprising in the late 1790's or b) forgery. Andrew was convicted for possession of a forged bank note in 1801 along with James, resulting in them  being exiled to Australia, being detained at Newgate Prison, Dublin before being transported.They were transported on the ship 'Rolla', leaving Ireland on 4 November 1802 Wives and families were allowed on the Rolla which left Cork on November 4 1802..Andrew's wife Sophia Isabella nee Norris and three children(Cyrus Matthew b.1793, Louisa b.1795(later to marry in Aust toJKMcDougall and later W. Ardagh) and their 3rd child Edmund b.1799) went with them. 4 children later bornto Andrew and Sophia in Aust.
For my link,Cyrus Mathew  first married Frances Bigger in 1814, Big Andrew was their first child.b.1815. He married firstly Catherine Broughton Howe in 1837. Thefirst of their 10 children was Andrew Cyrus(littleAndrew). He married Angelina Williams in 1862. Their 5th and last child was Kenneth Louis Cyrus Doyle b.1874. He married Mary Butcher. Their 3rd and last child Kenneth Raymond (Ray) was my dad.
So many questions.  I too would be interested of the parents back in Dublin Bartholemew and Bridget. They must have  been heartbroken with so many of their children and grandchildrenbeing half a world away. 
What happened to them? Did they have other family members back in Dublin? Looking for answers.