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From: "Ann" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-WA-CONVICT] SHEPHARD, George
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:19:59 +1000
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Hi Jo,

thank you for your reply and lookup. I will contact both places and see what
happens.

many thanks
Ann

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Roelofs" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [AUS-WA-CONVICT] SHEPHARD, George


> Hi Ann
>
> I have had a look in my reference book 'Convicts in Western Australia'
> 1850 - 1887
> by Rica erickson and Gillian O'Mara which has the following entry for
> George
> Sheherd (4686) b 1826 - Married 1 child, farm labourer, illit Prot.
> convicted Northampton 1849 h/breaking, life: arr Nile 1.1.1858. TL
> 17.3.1858
> CP15.12.1860. There is no record of CF.
>
> You could try the following websites:
>
> www.wags.org.au (they do research at a fee)
> www.perthdps.com
>
>
> Good hunting
>
> Jo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ann" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 6:14 PM
> Subject: [AUS-WA-CONVICT] SHEPHARD, George
>
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I spent a few hours at the State Library Queensland yesterday looking for
>> convict records for George. Unfortunately the SLQ has very little for WA.
>> I have the details from the Fremantle Prison site and also Convict
>> Central. I did find one document I didn't have and it tells me he was
>> imprisoned in Portsmouth and that he received a Conditional Pardon on
>> 15th
>> Dec 1860.
>>
>> Can anybody tell me how I find when he received a full Pardon or his
>> Freedom please? George arrived on 1.1. 1858 onboard the "NILE".
>>
>> thanks for any help,
>> Ann in Brisbane
>>
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