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...

You can click on images to enlarge or read the original via the highlighted link.

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

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 26 June 1839 (No.427),  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230383965

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 31 July 1839 (No.437), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230384181

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 27 November 1839 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230385122

For further information re particular convicts, you can search TROVE or go to https://convictrecords.com.au 

https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/convicts

https://guides.sl.nsw.gov.au/convicts-bound-for-australia/trial_court_records

https://www.bda-online.org.au/sources/convict-records/

just to name a few..

You can also use the search bar at the end of each page.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS 1849 Various States ISSUE 2 Trove Tuesday 5th May 2020

UNCLAIMED LETTERS 

1849 

Various States

Issue 2

Apologies for the varying sizes, you can click on images above to enlarge, 

and yes, it did finish at Tinley.

Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Saturday 20 January 1849 National Library of Australia  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article706205

Bathurst Advocate (NSW : 1848 - 1849), Saturday 10 February 1849. National Library of Australia. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62044778

Bathurst Advocate (NSW : 1848 - 1849), Saturday 20 January 1849    National Library of Australia. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62044537

Rather than repeat all that I wrote in Issue 1, here is the link.

There are more issues to come.

You will find some hints there as to further places to look to possibly add to just the names that usually appear in these lists.

Further Reading is also listed...

Happy Hunting!