Mick
I was responding to Chris Newall's enquiry as there is a tenuous
connection between Cheshire Catleys and my small band from
Wheathampstead. I did notice, however, that the NSW State Records are
not very user friendly, quite apart from being a source of income for
the state. The contrast with Tasmania is striking and there are record
types there that do not even show on the NSW site though one would
suppose that administration of the transportation arrangements would be
similar. Particularly useful are the Conduct Records that include
interesting tidbits about the individuals and their crimes, show all
that happened while they served out their time and give dates for
tickets of leave, conditional pardons and so forth. Finally they detail
court cases of criminals that fell back on their wicked ways after
completing their sentence. One would think similar books were kept in
NSW.
All the best,
Anthony
-----Original Message-----
From: catley-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:catley-bounces@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of Mick Catley
Sent: 12. august 2009 09:39
To: catley(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CATLEY] Criminal registers on Ancestry
G'day Anthony,
I wonder if you have a particular interest in John Catley. Over several
years I have tried unsuccessfully to track him down in NSW but from the
records I have seen, it seems that he did not complete his sentence.
Also he
does not appear in a Convict Death Register 1828-1879. However in an
Index
to Convicts extracted from the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence
1854-1860
there is a reference in a single document to "John Catley (died June
1851)"
and "Ann Catley (London UK)". I suspect this could be a letter to Ann
Catley
advising her of her husband's death. I have not sighted the original
document but it is available in the NSW Archives.
Regards,
Mick Catley
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