Seeking Assistance

[a chesters]

Two of my wife’s ancestors were Irish convicts, who later met and married. I have the ships logs which give the information regarding their names, native place etc. What I would like to find out is where can I find more information about the places they were “disposed” to.

She was Margaret Manning of Cork, and he was Benjamin Hamilton of Armagh.

She ended up with the 39th Regiment, and he to Davis Johnson at Georges River.

Is there any where I can go to, to find out about where and what the 39th Regiment were and did, and who was Davis Johnson, and what did he do.

I have racked my brains, all two cells left , and simply cannot work out how to go about this.

Any help will be very gratefully received.

A Chesters

[majm]

Hi there,

I tend to try Trove digitised newspapers for a general overview, and so I have just tried using the keywords "39th Regiment" and found lots including this one

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32077508 2 May 1832 The Sydney Monitor


http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Also, the NSW State Records should have their convict records indexed

 http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/

ADDING Sydney Monitor continued the article here
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32077521 on 5 May re the 39th
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32077539 on 9 May 1832 re the 39th.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32077576 on 12 May 1832 re the 39th

and this letter to the editor of that newspaper http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32141366 9 June 1832 from Captain Wright of that regiment, writing from Parramatta.

The Regiments of Foot were usually despatched on three - six year tours of duty, as garrison forces over the convicts and for the safety of all the inhabitants.


Cheers,  JM 

[a chesters]

JM

Thanks for that. As I said, brains wern't working too well

So obvious when pointed out, as many things are

Again thanks, and I will have to visit the records in Sydney and have a good look.

A Chesters

[judb]

I see her in the following record:
New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1828-1832, Record for Margt Manning
She is resident in Sydney - unfortunately I can't make out her employer's name - definitely "Jno" - perhaps his surname is "Farmer" 

She arrived on the Palambam, 1831 - born 1810.  (Always useful to know the ship as many records include it)  Obviously then this record is 1831-1832 as she only arrived in 1831. Transported 7 years for robbing her mistress.  Occupation: servant.  Tried at Cork.  I could not see her in Convict Permissions to Marry, althuogh hr marriage is recorded.

Judith

[a chesters]

judb

Thanks for that information.

I had found her marriage, in 1848, after the last of their four children were born

As it was after both had got their certificates of freedom, they may well not have needed permission?

What was interesting was that she was catholic and he prodestant, but married in a catholic church.

A Chesters