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From: "gk4476hc" <>
Subject: Re: Seven Brothers
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 22:49:00 +1100


Hello all,

This is very strange. My grandfather was one of seven brothers who came from
Newcastle Upon Tyne. I haven't been able to find their arrival.
As I understand it they came free - but in genealogy, who knows!!
They seem to have gone to Melbourne and then some went to Western Australia.
The name was DEWAR and they came from Byker Bank/Jesmond (Dene) so I was
told.
Best wishes
Glenys Corbett (nee DEWAR)


----- Original Message -----
From: Rob McArthur <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: Seven Brothers


> Hi Hazel,
> I can tell you that Jarrow is a suburb of Newcastle Upon Tyne, maybe these
> seven convicts came from there. There is also a large cemetary there
> servicing Newcastle. We stayed at a Youth Hostel just across from it.
> Jarro, sounds the same as Jarrow.
> Edie McArthur
>
> ----------
> > From: hazel magann <>
> > To:
> > Subject: Seven Brothers
> > Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 3:37 PM
> >
> > Hi all
> > I hope that SKS maybe able to answer a question that has been curious to
> me
> > for quite a while. It concerns seven brothers referred to as the
> "Brothers
> > Jarro" who were all transported to Tasmania circa 1820-1830. They were
> all
> > tried at the same time in "Newcastle on Tynne" for begging. Has anyone
> come
> > across this most interesting story before or is it possible "Jarro" is
> not
> > their real name. I myself would have thought them easy to trace as seven
> > brothers all tried and transported together would be unusual.
> > Hope to hear from someone.
> >
> > Regards
> > Hazel Magann
> >
> >
> >
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>
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