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Since A Drift of 'Derwent Ducks' has
been published, I have been contacted by several descendants
and researchers to alert me to a small number of errors in
the book. These are listed here.
On page 151 of the CD there is an entry
for Judith FARRELL which is incorrect and should be deleted.
24 April 1853 To Henry
Mylam Cockerill, New Norfolk.
This should read 24 April 1855 and is
already listed there under that date.
At the bottom of page 242 of the book
is written:
Catherine McMahon's brothers Denis
and William McMahon were tried with her and each sentenced
to seven years' transportation, arriving on the Hyderabad
3 in December 1850.
Catherine's brothers Denis and William
were sentenced to ten years' transportation.
At
the top of page 248 of the book is written:
Six weeks later, Richard Styles applied
for permission to marry Catherine and they married on 1 January
1855. Catherine, who had a large scar on her forehead,
had no shortage of proposals and chose to marry a man with
one arm.
Catherine's husband Richard STYLES did not have one arm.
Her husband was transported on the Tortoise in 1842
as Richard STILES. The Richard STYLES with one arm was
transported on the Recovery in 1837.
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On page 381 of the CD there is an incorrect
entry for Ann TULLY which should be deleted.
26 February 1851 Application
for permission to marry Thomas Bridgeman (Susan 2);
referred 1 March PM Huon & 4 March Revd E Freeman.
This is actually a reference to Ann
FEELY (qv).
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Repayment
of Transportation Costs
I am currently investigating
further the regulations by which convicts were required to
repay their transportation costs upon arrival in order to
be eligible for a Ticket-of-Leave. This scheme was strongly
promoted by Lord Earl Grey, but in Tasmania the Comptroller
General, JS Hampton, and the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir William
Denison, argued that it was unworkable and so suspended the
scheme a year or two after it was implemented.
Further information on
this will be provided shortly.
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