HEADLINES OF OLD: TROVE TUESDAY 28th Feb 2023 Convict Pardons

Tuesday 28 February 2023

TROVE TUESDAY 28th Feb 2023 Convict Pardons

Government Gazettes are the Treasure Chest of information for anyone with a colonial background or just a passion for history. One of my most interesting finds was the discovery of a pardon published re a man I'd been searching for as a favour to someone else. He was adamant that his ancestor had worked for the government, therefore a public servant.

I'd searched so many lists to no avail, till one day I found him.. he had indeed worked for the government.. on a road gang along with a whole lot of other 'public servants' .. thought so highly of that they were all chained together. That find was years ago, in a government gazette... he decided not to tell his grandmother anything different, rather let her believe the family story. I have often wondered if she knew all along and had tried to shelter her family. These days, most are delighted to have some Australian Royalty in their ancestry.

If the above lead in seems familiar, it is because I have posted this previously, however I thought it was worth repeating. Any time I research convicts, I often wonder if 'grandmother' ever knew just how connected to the government her ancestor had been...

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 9 January 1839 (No.381), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230382461