Hi,
I hope I am not stretching things too much but I am having trouble finding a missing relative who was given a free ride to Australia courtesy HMG in 1839.
He was sentenced to 10 years in 1838 for stealing (4 sheep in his possession)
transferred to a prison hulk - Ganymede - and shipped out to Port Macquarie
in New South Wales, leaving on the Theresa a month later. He arrived in the colony in 1839, did his time and was given a free pardon 9 June 1849.
There the trail stops, just can't find him in all the BDM's, ship sailings etc and
wonder if there is any other avenue I may explore.
Oh, by the way his name was Benjamin Keates (The elder) - he is called that
because his son was also Benjamin and finished up the same was but in Van Diemans Land.
David
I hope I am not stretching things too much but I am having trouble finding a missing relative who was given a free ride to Australia courtesy HMG in 1839.
He was sentenced to 10 years in 1838 for stealing (4 sheep in his possession)
transferred to a prison hulk - Ganymede - and shipped out to Port Macquarie
in New South Wales, leaving on the Theresa a month later. He arrived in the colony in 1839, did his time and was given a free pardon 9 June 1849.
There the trail stops, just can't find him in all the BDM's, ship sailings etc and
wonder if there is any other avenue I may explore.
Oh, by the way his name was Benjamin Keates (The elder) - he is called that
because his son was also Benjamin and finished up the same was but in Van Diemans Land.
David
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