William and Ann Broughton

[hall69au]

G'day  trying to find info on William Broughton who died about 1830 [ give a year or 2 either way ] married to a Ann [ could be Mary Ann ]  and had a child. Ann was transported in 1831, 12 months [approx.] after William died , when she was released she had relations with a John Halket and had a child Charles Broughton Halket born 1855 Brighton Tasmania. What I need is her maiden name if possible , I know she was born about 1810 in Nottingham [ found on convict papers ]but that is all.   

[Neil Todd]

William Broughton died 1828-1832.Where?

William Broughton Married, When, Where?

Ann was convicted, where? If you know she was transported you should have her married name at least.

Neil

[hall69au]

Sorry bout that . All I found was Ann's transportation/convict notes and it states husband as Wm Broughton died 12 months before 1831 and they had one child [ no name]. Her notes are all last name Broughton, no other . She was tried on the 7th August 1830 for highway robbery at the Salop town of Shrewsbury  but wasn't transported until 6th January 1831 and arrived in Van Diemen's Land on the 9th May 1831. I am more interested about Ann and her parents/siblings than William but still need his info to try and find what happened to the child she left behind if I can.

[Neil Todd]

It is quite possible that she brought the infant with her as this was possible. Unfortunatly infant mortality rates were higher than normal in these cases.

Will see what I can find

Neil

[hall69au]

Thanks Neil I hope you have better luck than I . The archives office of Tasmania has her convict records digitalised that much I have and I don't see anywhere if it states a child or not as the writing back then is sometimes a bit difficult , but its the UK side of the search that has me in a tither e.g. the court records if it states where the child may be [ hoping ] or if still living. I assume she turned to crime for food etc. for her and the child because her husband had died but who knows.

[Dundee]

I see that you have tagged a number of TROVE articles, including this one:

South Australian Advertiser, 3 May 1879

HACKETT—McGONIGLE—On the 28th of April, at West-terrace Chapel, Charles Broughton Hackett, son of Mrs. Hiram Smith, of Jerilderie Station. N.S.W., to Mary A. McGonigle, late of Wentworth.

Mary Ann HALKET's second marriage was to Hiram SMITH in Victoria in 1868 Reg. number 2003.  Do you have this marriage certificate?  If fully completed, it should give her age, place of birth, parents' names and maiden surname, as well as details of all children from her former marriages.  You can purchase an image of an historical cert online and download immediately.

It looks like Hiram died in 1885, registered at Narrandera, NSW.  Mary Ann is a bit harder but if you get his death cert to find where he is buried then she may be with him. The Griffith genealogical society might also be able to help with cemetery records.  This item in relation to Hiram's will says she was 'of Whitton'.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/13645119

Debra 

[Dundee]

I am wondering if you are barking up the wrong tree with your Mary Ann BROUGHTON.

The baptism of Charles Broughton HALKET in 1855 in Tasmania shows his father John as a 'Pensioner'.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-35347-14822-22

At that time this would usually refer to a military pensioner and I do see a John HALKETT who arrived in Tasmania as a pensioner guard onboard the male convict ship 'Blenheim' in 1850.

Neither the newspaper nor the ship's manifest have recorded the names of the guards or their families but just say 'Guard - 30 pensioners, 28 women, and 42 children'.

Some Trove links to the Blenheim voyage:

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2962409
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8767595

The mention of John HALKET(T) being on that ship is from the Colonial Secretary's correspondence:

HALKETT, John
Corpl.
Ship: Blenheim
Port of Departure: Plymouth
Date of arrival: 24 Jul 1850
Military Pensioner, residing Hobart Town
CSO24/1/274 P187

The index is here http://portal.archives.tas.gov.au/menu.aspx?search=91 

If you are not able to attend Tas Archives in person then you can request a copy of that document here as it may give further details of whether John arrived with a wife and family:
http://sltas.altarama.com/reft100.aspx?pmi=IhDS0aYu5x

This looks likely to be his records which are available via Findmypast:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C8793037

Debra 

[majm]

Hi there,

Not sure if this is will help but  here's alternative spelling for the SMITH residence 

NSW ER 1878 THE MURRUMBIDGEE

Hiriam SMITH, residence at Gogeldrie, Murrumbidgee River, Oxley Police District.

Add
http://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/griffith-area/leeton/attractions/gogeldrie-weir
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogeldrie,_New_South_Wales

Cheers,  JM

[hall69au]

Firstly -THANKYOU to all, the response is great , second- Dundee/Debra that's amazing what you have found and yes it is very plausible in the different John Halket's , I was going on the Tasmanian family links in that the parents were both convicts and this makes me wonder even more, I thought I had found it for sure . I know typos were common and there seems to be the pattern of one T in the John Halket I found but he did use 2 T's in his alias, the link you found on Family search about the register of birth also has this but obviously Mary couldn't write or spell as her mark is with an X, so its continue on until it can hopefully be cross checked  Thankyou once again.