re grandfather & grandmother

[Patsy46]

I am new on here but I would like to see if I can find some details of John Mason b 1819 & Mary Moran b 1828 both were shipped from Dublin to Australia as convicts about 1848. The two ships involved from all I can see are Layton & Lord Auckland. I just hope I can find something as I have only just found out that they are my great grand parents. It is so amazing to actually find them, so please can anyone help me.
cheers
patsy46

[Sinann]

Welcome to RootsChat.
Have you found their marriage in Australia?
This could have lots of useful information which will help your search in Ireland, like a parents name and where in Ireland they were from etc.

[Dundee]

Hi Patsy,

Tas Archives' website has all their records digitised - Permission to Marry, Marriage, all Convict records (John's indent names his siblings, Mary's names her parents and siblings), as well as the births of their children.

https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/

You will see that John was tried at the Old Bailey and these court records are also online:

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=def1-233-18401123&div=t18401123-233#highlight

Debra 

[giblet]

Trove the aussie newspapers online [free] can be a good source to check also.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y