G'day from a newbie

[Debstar]

Hello forum folk...my name is Debbie, I hail from Australia and have joined this group in hope of finding more information which might piece together my family tree.
Have been at this for awhile, locating the names of my great grandmother/father x 5.
He arrived here in Australia a convict, and for sometime believed the same for her...now not so sure as it appears I may have adopted the wrong person! Lol
So, focusing more on my great grandfather....his name is John Melvey, born in London in 1805 to Thomas Melvey and Elizabeth Wise.
He was charged with grand larceny, and shipped off aboard the Surrey in 1831 to Australia where he served a 7 year sentence...his certificate of freedom is dated 1838.

I am now trying to track his steps prior to his conviction, as well as details about his wife, Jane Green and how they met.

Looking forward to sharing!

Cheers!

 

[DaveHam9]

Hello Debbie and welcome to the Forum


I have over 50 convicts in my tree and for those transported to NSW it has proved very difficult working backwards from the conviction, even if the death reg correctly lists the names of parents.


Please have a look around the forums and then post your queries in the most appropriate ones and someone will try to answer them.

Good luck with your research.

Regards,

Dave

 

[gibbo]

Hi Debbie,

I should really wait until you post a thread but .........

it appears your fella was married at the time of his conviction at Old Baileys Courts. His wife was also charged but she was found not guilty.

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18301209-109-defend1032&div=t18301209-109#highlight

You may already have this info.

 

[romany rose]

Hello and welcome Debbie
to our forum
Romany Rose x

 

[leefer]

Welcome and hope you enjoy the forum...Lee

 

[Debstar]

Hello Debbie and welcome to the Forum


I have over 50 convicts in my tree and for those transported to NSW it has proved very difficult working backwards from the conviction, even if the death reg correctly lists the names of parents.


Please have a look around the forums and then post your queries in the most appropriate ones and someone will try to answer them.

Good luck with your research.

Regards,

Dave

Hi Dave,

I realised after I posted that this thread was merely an "intro", sorry about the further information lol

Definitely planning to spend time going through the forum, cheers!

Deb

 

[Debstar]

Hi Debbie,

I should really wait until you post a thread but .........

it appears your fella was married at the time of his conviction at Old Baileys Courts. His wife was also charged but she was found not guilty.

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18301209-109-defend1032&div=t18301209-109#highlight

You may already have this info.

Hey Gibbo,

Thanks for having a squizzy for me, but yep, already have that info...appreciated!

Deb

 

[Debstar]

Hello and welcome Debbie
to our forum
Romany Rose x

Hi Rose, nice to be here:2fun:

 

[Debstar]

Welcome and hope you enjoy the forum...Lee

Thanks Lee, looking forward to much more from here!:biggrin:

 

[jay]

Hello and welcome to the site.

Good luck with your research.

Jay.