Convicts assigned and transferred.. July 1832..these entries include the date of arrival, Name, ship, occupation .. person assigned to and place.
They sometimes include multiple abilities of the convicts… e.g. “ploughs, reaps, sows” … “ postillion and spadesman”.
A great benefit when trying to trace your convict ancestor or to simply follow the trail of a name of interest.
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 26 September 1832. National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230389087
A few occupations...
Linen bleacher... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleachfield
Tallow chandler... https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Tallow+chandler
apothecary... a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
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