Hi there!
New Lister from Australia here.
I am so happy to find some Welsh Ancestry at last!
Has anyone over there access to the Monmouthshire Merlin Newspaper Archives
Especially ... Oct 18 1834
Page 3 col 4 & 5
Monmouthshire Michaelmas Sessions?
My 3G Grandmother, Sarah AMBURY(/HAMBURY/HANBURY) apparently appeared at these sessions
charged with Larcency. She was later transported to Hobart, Van Dieman’s Land (now
Tasmania, Australia).
I’d be very interested in copies of any reports of the crime and trial that appeared. The
actual larceny occurred on 8 Aug 1834, and on 22 Aug 1834 along with John Morgan, 18,
Sarah Hambury, 28 was charged on oath John Roberts of Llanbedoc with theft of 5/- in
silver & copper. (I’m wondering if any of this is in the newspaper as well... the date
above ids the only reference I’ve found yet!)
If anyone out there is researching this family I’d be happy to share info!
All the best Clare