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Sarah Marshall 200: convict ship Friendship II
200 years ago Sarah Marshall arrived in New South Wales on the convict transport ship Friendship II. What happened? Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Convicts, Macquarie, Transportation
Tagged #Sarah200, 1818, Convict, convict ship, convict women, Friendship, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson, Transportation
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The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, is 200 years old!
It’s today! Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden is 200 years old on June 13, 2016. Happy birthday! We’ve seen why this day is the bicentenary – it’s because this is when Nicholas Delaney and his convict road gang finished building Mrs … Continue reading
Posted in A Rebel Hand, Australia
Tagged #Garden200, Convict, Delaney, Heritage, history, Macquarie, Nicholas Delaney, Royal Botanic Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Sydney
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Delaneys return to the Royal Botanic Garden
Descendants of Nicholas Delaney, the man who built Mrs Macquarie’s Road in Sydney, celebrate its 200th anniversary Continue reading
Nicholas Delaney and the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney is 200 years old on June 13, 2016. Happy Birthday! And the bicentenary’s on that day because of another birthday and the crafty planning of an Irish ex-convict – Nicholas Delaney, my great-great-great grandfather. … Continue reading
Celestina arrives at Millbank Prison: a Christmas tale pt 21
Celestina Sommer’s death sentence was commuted to transportation for life on 22 April 1856. Because she was still waiting for her sentence to be carried out, she was taken back to Newgate Prison (which was a ‘detentional’ prison, only used … Continue reading
Posted in Celestina
Tagged #victorianmurder, Celestina, Celestina Sommer, Christmas, Convict, crime, Murder, prison, women
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Findmypast freebies this weekend
Good news from Findmypast UK and Findmypast Ireland for this weekend, 6-9 March. Not only is FMP Ireland free on Saturday and Sunday, but there’s a UK records bonanza lasting from Friday to Monday. Their press release says: … between … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Genealogy, Ireland
Tagged Australia, Banished, Convict, findmypast, FMP, free, genealogy, Ireland, Offer, shoestring genealogist, Transportation
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Genealogy news updates
I’ve been working on something big – and very tricky. Chipping away at a big brick wall, and I’ll be back to report when I’ve got something more useful to say. So in the meantime, here are some interesting developments … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Genealogy, Ireland
Tagged Australia, census, Convict, family history, genealogy, Ireland, Irish, James Thomas Richards, John Simpson, Nicholas Delaney, Sarah Marshall
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Australia Day Challenge 2014: C’mon Aussie
I do love the genealogy online community. People help one another, collaborate, chat and set up memes and challenges. Here’s the latest geneachallenge – it’s for Australia Day, from that bonza blogger Pauleen Cass of Family history across the seas. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Blogging, Convicts
Tagged 1798, Atlas II, Australia, Blogging, Convict, family history, Friendship, genealogy, James Thomas Richards, John Simpson, Nicholas Delaney, Sarah Marshall, Transportation
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The thief up the chimney: Old Bailey Online 10th anniversary post
This is a tale of larceny and pubs – and a certain amount of naivety. The combination was disastrous for James Thomas Richards, a 20-year-old Thames waterman, and lucky for me, since he’s my great-great grandfather and met my 2x … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Convicts, London, Trial
Tagged #OBO10, Central Criminal Court, Convict, Deptford, James Thomas Richards, London, New South Wales, Old Bailey, Old Bailey Online, Transportation, trial
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Back to Blog – death and renewal
I’ve been away from this blog for several weeks because my mother has died. With the funeral to arrange, relatives from the UK, Australia and New Zealand to contact, and our grief to cope with as well as the usual … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Genealogy, Nicholas Delaney
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Blogging, Convict, family history, genealogy, mother, Nicholas Delaney
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Transports of delight – researching the book about Nicholas
I’m feeling thrilled and very honoured. The Irish genealogy online magazine, Irish Lives Remembered, has just (July 10th) published a two-page article about Nicholas Delaney, the great-great-great grandfather and transported convict whose life inspired this blog and its sister website. … Continue reading
Posted in 1798, A Rebel Hand, Convicts, Ireland, Nicholas Delaney
Tagged 1798, A Rebel Hand, Australia, Blogging, Convict, genealogy, Ireland, Irish Lives Remembered
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My ancestor was from London – where do I start?
I’ve concentrated mainly on Nicholas Delaney, Sarah Marshall and John Simpson in this blog so far. They are three of my earliest Australians, all convicts. And because convicts tend to be well-documented, they are easier to trace. And I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Convicts, Genealogy
Tagged Convict, family history, genealogy, James Thomas Richards, London, Londoner, waterman
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Some happy finds
Sometimes I come across a batch of lucky A Rebel Hand-related discoveries on the net and it’s good to share them, so here’s a round-up. The Convict Maid Following on from my last one, about women convicts and the early … Continue reading
Posted in 1798, A Rebel Hand, Australia, Convicts
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia, Billy Byrne, Convict, Ireland, Irish Rebellion of 1798, Secret River
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The Factory above the Gaol – women convicts in 1818
When my great-great-great grandmother Sarah Marshall stumbled off the convict transport Friendship on January 14, 1818, she emerged from a traumatic journey of confinement and scurvy which became notorious for ‘indecent and licentious intercourse’ to find herself in an alien … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Convicts, Transportation
Tagged Australia, Convict, Female Factory, John Simpson, Macquarie, Sarah Marshall, Sarah Simpson, Sarah's grave, Transportation, women convicts
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Family myths, cover-ups – what did Nicholas Delaney really do?
I’m researching my blog post for Twigs of Yore‘s Australia Day challenge. This year it’s about work. Shelley says: Choose someone who lived in Australia (preferably one of your ancestors) and tell us how they toiled. Your post should include: … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Blogging
Tagged A Rebel Hand, Australia Day, Convict, Macquarie, Nicholas Delaney, trial
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