Get Out of Jail Free Card

Well, that's what we thought. Getting fully vaccinated, ie two jabs of vaccine, for us over 60s, that meant getting AZ (AstraZenica). In the early part of this Coronavirus pandemic, we were told that if we get the jab and 70% of other West Aussies do the same and the rest of the country, then...

Orphan Annie’s Mum

I now know that my 2 x great grandmother, Ann Green [Clinch-Campbell] was placed into the Queen's Orphanage in Hobart Tasmania along with her sister Matilda Green [Year-Gamfield], although their surname was recorded as Barrow. From previous research, their birth name of Green was used when they married and their mother Ann died as Ann...

Orphan Annie

Ann Green-Clinch- Campbell Yes, that's right! Ann Green (Clinch-Campbell), my 2x great grandmother, was placed into Queen's Orphanage on arrival to Tasmania, with her sister Matilda Green (Year-Gamfield) on the 6th July 1848. Ever since I found out last year that their father Thomas alias John Green was a convict and was sent to Tasmania...

Caroline who? – convict – Part 2

When I left you with this story 2 weeks ago, I was hot on the trail of Caroline Horsnick, alias Cramer, also known as, Arnish, Harnish, Horseman and Burnish. These are the various spellings as transcribed from records and how the newspaper journalists 'thought' the name was spelt. I was able to trace her movements...

Caroline Horsnick alias Cramer – convict – Part 1

I wrote 5 blog posts about my 3 x great grandfather Thomas Green, also known as John Green, convict. He was granted his Conditional Pardon on the 7th March 1853 as John Green, only a few weeks before his wife Ann nee Wright died on the 3rd June 1853. (A conditional pardon was granted on...

Sources Used: Convict Thomas Green

If it wasn't for the repositories that have digitised their records, the story of Thomas Green, Convict would not have been possible without many more years of research. The sources I used for this story came from many online resources, some free and some paid.  A huge thanks to the following:Tasmanian ArchivesFamily SearchNational Library of...

A Free Man at Last – Thomas Green, Convict – Part 5

It's about now that this story takes on a very different turn of events than what I was expecting. For the moment though, let's jump back in time for a bit, 15 years ago when I received from the Tasmanian Archives via snail mail, a marriage transcript and a Permission to Marry document between Thomas...

A New Life in the Colonies – Van Diemen’s Land – Thomas Green, Convict – Part 4

I have titled this blog post "A New Life in the Colonies" but after pulling all the information together from the various convict sources, I wonder, was it really "A New Life"? I'll let you read on and you decide. A few days ago I listened to a webinar by the wonderful Carol Baxter titled...

Transportation to the Colonies – Thomas Green, Convict – Part 3

Thomas Green was tried in the Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) under the name of John Green, on the 6th January 1845 for Silvering Counterfeit coins for which he received a sentence of transportation of 15 years. Many newspapers carried the story, some of which can be read in my previous blog posts. Thomas...