"Buckley's or None" - anyone up for a challenge

[tedscout]

William Buckley was a convict who was sent to Australia on the "Calcutta" in 1803. The Calcutta was sent to Port Phillip Bay (in the now state of Victoria) to start a new colony.

He escaped and lived for 32 years with Aborigines. You can read his story on Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Buckley_(convict)

I am reading the book The Life and Adventures of William Buckley

He says he left behind 2 sisters and a brother. I know he didn't have recognised children, but I wonder if he has living relatives from his sisters or brother.

I know we can't trace living people but I just wondered if anyone one would like to help me trace his sisters and brother to see what happened to them.

He was born in  Marton, Cheshire, England, to Eliza Buckley in 1776. No mention of a father so I am not sure if Eliza was not married or a widow.

Anyway - I hope someone is up for the challenge. Cheers, Ted

[MargP]

Hi

Could this be him

William Buckley
b 11 June 1779
Baptised 27 June 1779
Davenham Cheshire
Father Randle Buckley
Mother Eliz

Other children baptised in Davenham Cheshire with the parents Randle and Elizabeth

Nancy 1767
Esther 1765
Charles 1787

Margp

[tedscout]

Thanks MagP. What a find. I have been reading everything I can find on the internet and there is nothing about his life in England.

We could be adding to the history books here.

Thank you so  much, cheers Ted

[alpinecottage]

There is a church at Marton (St James and St Paul), its registers started in 1563 and are at Cheshire Record Office and microfilm copies are in Macclesfield Library.  Cheshire is poorly covered on IGI, so I would start the search with the Marton registers.  Sadly I can't help as I'm in Gloucestershire!

By the way, Davenham is about 20 miles from Marton ~ unlikely to be the same William Buckley ?

[tedscout]

Thanks for that Alpinecottege,

I was born in Cheshire - on the Wirral, but I came to Australia when I was 5 and know very little about the geography.

I'm going to look for William's conviction it is the only solid peice of evidence that link to England at present.


Cheers, Ted

[majm]

I cannot read the name of the other chap also convicted on same day/place and same sentence....  I am wondering if perhaps the other person was related ..... cousin etc

Cheers,  JM

[alpinecottage]

I think it's William Harmon

[tedscout]

Thanks JM.

William says in the book that he can't remember what he was convicted for. But there are other accounts that say he was convicted for carrying fabric he knew was stolen.  So basically recieving stolen goods.

[majm]

Can anyone read the trial date?  My OH says it could say 2 Aug 1802.  The Trial was somewhere in Sussex.   Not sure where, the image I am looking at does not say.

Cheers,  JM