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Convicts of Gippsland

Locality: Stratford, Victoria

Address: 14 Hobson Street 3862 Stratford, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 CONVICTS OF GIPPSLAND, SURNAMES N - R A list of Australian Convicts who passed through, or settled within the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Updated 5/8/20. "N" 137. NEIL, Elizabeth... "O" 138. O'BRIEN, Ann 139. O'NEIL, John 140. O'ROURKE, William "P" 141. PAISLEY, John "Johnny Paisley" 142. PARR, Joseph 143. PEARCE, Benjamin 144. PERNELL, William 145. PHILLIPS, Sarah 146. PIRIE, John 147. POCOCK, John 148. PONSFORD (or HEWITT), armed escapee convict 149. PORTCH, Enoch 150. PURCELL, John "Q" None Identified "R" 151. RAMSDALE, James 152. REDDING, Charles 153. REEVES, James Jim 154. REEVES, Thomas 155. RICH, John 156. ROBERTSON, Thomas Cameron 157. ROBINSON, Thomas 158. ROTE, Charles 159. ROURKE, Mary Ann 160. ROWLEY, John 161. RUSSO, James Will update when more are found, Last updated 5/8/20 Cheers Daniel

23.01.2022 ** CONVICT TATTOOS ** A huge thanks to Collins Booksellers in Sale, Gippsland for ordering this book for me Very interesting read so far with 37% of convict men & 15% of convict women arriving in Australia having been tattooed. I wonder how many of the convicts who ended up in, or passed through Gippsland were tattooed? Cheers Daniel

22.01.2022 CONVICTS OF GIPPSLAND, SURNAMES M - MAC A list of Australian Convicts who passed through, or settled within the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Updated 5/8/20 "M" 118. MAHER, Mathias... 119. MALLEY, John 120. MARRICK, Elizabeth 121. MARSHALL, Maria 122. MARTIN, John 123. MAXFIELD, Henry 124. MAXWELL, Henry 125. MILLS, Henry 126. MOONEY, Thomas 127. MOYLAN, Daniel (Alias Dan DEMPSEY) "Little Dan" "Dan the cook" 128. MUNDY, William "MC/MAC" 129. MacGILIRON, Thomas 130. MCALOONE, Ellen "Ellen Malone" 131. McCANNON, Dennis 132. McDONALD. John 133. McDONALD, Michael 134. McDONALD, William 135. McDONNELL, John 136. McLINGHLIN, Thomas Will update when more are found, Last updated 5/8/20 Cheers Daniel

21.01.2022 ** PORT ALBERT ** "Gippsland Convict History Trip" Est. 1841. Initially known as "New Leith" until the town began to develop. The name was changed to Port Albert in honour of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. Convict activity at Port Albert was common as ex-convicts used the area to enter Gippsland. Many also settled in the area from the 1840s to 1870s... Pics taken 14/4/2021

20.01.2022 ** TARRAVILLE ** "Gippsland Convict History Trip" Est. 1844, by 1890 it was virtually gone. Many convicts resided here or passed through on there way to other locations within Gippsland during the towns heydays of the 1840s - 1860s. Pics taken today. 14/4/21... Cheers Daniel *more locations from today's trip in days to come

15.01.2022 Hi all, I have created a separate gmail for Convicts of Gippsland due to increased need, it is.... [email protected] or ... [email protected] as Convicts of Gippsland is affiliated with the Stratford Museum (Stratford & District Historical Society Inc). Cheers Daniel

15.01.2022 CONVICTS OF GIPPSLAND, SURNAMES D - L A list of Australian Convicts who passed through, or settled within the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Updated 5/8/20 "D" 48. DALEY, Dennis 49. DALY, John... 50. DAVIES, Richard 51. DAVIS, Joseph 52. DAYTON, Thomas 53. DENLEY, Joshua 54. DENMAN, William 55. DILLON, Thomas 56. DIXON, Charles 57. DONNELLY, Helen/Ellen/Mary "E" 58. EAST, Sarah 59. ELLIS, Joseph 60. ENGLISH, Richard 61. EVANS, Joseph "F" 62. FARLEY, William Robert 63. FARRELL, Thomas 64. FERDOGAN/FODOGAN, James 65. FORD, Ellen 66. FORD, Nathaniel 67. FORTESQUE, John 68. FOSTER, James 69. FRANKS, William 70. FRY, Thomas "G" 71. GALLAGHER, Charles 72. GARRETT, Gabriel 73. GORDON, Charles Hubert 74. GREEN, James 75. GRIEG, Henry 76. GRIMES, Edward "H" 77. HADLEY, John 78. HARRISON, George 79. HARRISON, Thomas 80. HEALY, John Pretty Boy or Jack 81. HERBERT, John "Terrible Billy" 82. HETHERINGTON, William 83. HIBBS, William 84. HINKINS, John Thomas 85. HINSLEY, John 86. HOBSON, Edwin 87. HOLLANDS, Stephen = location "Hollands Landing" 88. HOPGOOD, William 89. HOWILL, David 90. HUGHES, William 91. HUTTON, Andrew "I" None identified "J" 92. JACKSON, William 93. JENKINS, James 94. JOHNSON, William 95. JOHNSON, Samuel 96. JOHNSTON, John 97. JONES, Edward 98. JONES, Samuel 99. JOYCE, Martin "K" 100. KAIN, Michael 101. KEATING, John 102. KELLY, Hannah Louisa 103. KENNEBURY/KENNEBERRY, Daniel (Senior) 104. KENNEDY, Michael 105. KENNEDY, Timothy 106. KEONE, Timothy 107. KING, William (Alias Thomas) "L" 108. LANCASHIRE, Jonas 109. LANE, Samuel 110. LAWLER, Thomas 111. LAWRENCE, James Jimmy 112. LEAR, John James 113. LEE, John 114. LEVY, Walter 115. LIGHT, Edward 116. LINDSAY, Susan 117. LLOYD, Michael Will update when more are found, Last updated 5/8/20 Cheers Daniel

12.01.2022 Finally going tomorrow on the Gippsland Convict History trip I had planned just as Covid hit . Stopping at... - Tarraville, (early Gippsland town) - Port Albert, (Gippsland early port) - Rhyall, (Fort Dumaresq site 1826) - Corinella, (site of Gippsland Convict Settlement 1826-1828)... - off to Melbourne Cheers Daniel (will post pics) See more

12.01.2022 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE (& other lighthouses) The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse and keepers’ cottages were built by convict labourers on a 90 metre cliff ...on the point, over the period 1853-1859, using locally sourced granite. The works were supervised by James Balmain and Charles Maplestone of the Public Works Department, and contracted to P.S. Sinclair of North Melbourne. Info from: https://lighthouses.org.au//south-east-point-wilsons-prom/ Photo: Unattributed internet image

09.01.2022 An interesting read I picked up from Collins Booksellers in Sale, contains information regarding convict Edmund Buckley and his time in Gippsland. Well done Sue

09.01.2022 ** OLD PORT SITE, NEAR PORT ALBERT ** "Gippsland Convict History Trip" Est. 1841. The settlement was originally known as 'Seabank' or 'Old Port'. However it was not long before the town relocated to Port Albert as the shipping access was better. Convict activity at 'Old Port' is unclear, however once Port Albert was established many convicts used the area to enter Gippsland.... Pics taken 14/4/2021

07.01.2022 ** HAPPY FATHER'S DAY ** Hope all the parents out there have a relaxed day. Father's day and Mother's day are good opportunities for us all to look back at our history and remember those who came before us. Pictured is Benjamin Winch & Janet Kenneburry (nee Bruce) together in Sale, about 1868. The second image is their daughter Eliza Watts (nee Winch) in Bairnsdale in 1940. Cheers Daniel

06.01.2022 CONVICTS OF GIPPSLAND, SURNAMES A - C A list of Australian Convicts who passed through, or settled within the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Updated 5/8/20. "A" 1 - ALEXANDER, John... 2 - ALLCOCK, Matthew 3 - AMEY, John (Junior) 4 - AMEY, John (Senior) 5 - ANDERSON, Thomas 6 - ANDREWS, James 7 - APPLEYARD, Peter "B" 8 - BAKER, Charles 9 - BALLARD, Henry 10 - BARLEYCORN, Thomas 11 - BARR, Joseph 12 - BERBIN, Mary 13 - BIRNEY, Luke 14 - BLACK, Henry 15 - BLACKBURN, Michael 16 - BODMAN, Henry 17 - BOLAND, James 18 - BOLT, Isaac 19 - BRADFORD, Isaac 20 - BRENNAN, Dennis 21 - BRENNAN, James 22 - BRODRIBB, William Adams (Senior) 23 - BROWN, John 24 - BRUCE, Janet 25 - BRYAN, Simon 26 - BUCKLEY, Edmund 27 - BURTON, Richard 28 - BUSHE, Mary 29 - BUTWRIGHT, John "C" 30 - CAIRNS, John 31 - CALDWELL, William 32 - CAMPBELL, Dominick 33 - CAREY, Peter 34 - CARTER, Abraham 35 - CHAPERO, Henry 36 - CLANCY, James 37 - CLARK, John 38 - CLEGG, James 39 - CLIFFE, Edward 40 - CLUTTERBUCK, William 41 - COLLINS, Edward 42 - COLLINS, Malcolm 43 - COLLINS, Nicholas 44 - COLLMAN, Edward Lawrence 45 - CONNELLY, Dennis 46 - CONNOP, James 47 - CONWAY, Cornelious 48 - CORNWALL, Wilson 49 - COURTNEY, Alfred 50 - COWELL, James 51 - CRAIGE, Matilda 52 - CUDDIHY, Daniel 53 - CULHANE, Michael 54 - CURTIS, Escapee Convict Will update when more are found, Last updated 19/11/20 Cheers Daniel

04.01.2022 ** ALBERTON ** "Gippsland Convict History Trip" Est. 1842 & named after Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. These pics are of the Victoria Hotel built in 1890 as the towns growth stopped, by 1900 with many having moved to Yarram the town declined. ... Many convicts resided here or passed through on there way to other locations within Gippsland during the towns heydays of the 1840s - 1860s. Especially given its close proximity to Tarraville and Port Albert. Pics taken yesterday. 14/4/21 Cheers Daniel

03.01.2022 CONVICTS OF GIPPSLAND, SURNAMES S - Z A list of Australian Convicts who passed through, or settled within the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Updated 5/8/20. "S" 162. SAFFON, William 163. SAMUEL, William... 164. SANDY, George Veitch 165. SCOULLAR, Grace 166. SENNETT, John 167. SEXTON, George "Three Fingered George" 168. SHARPE, William 169. SHEEHAN, Edmond 170. SHERWOOD, Henry Harry 171. SHINKWIN, William 172. SLATER, Lubin 173. SLIPPER, Thomas 174. SMITH, John (1) 175. SMITH, John (2) "Horsefall Jack" 176. SMITH, William 177. SOFTLEY, Thomas 178. SPONSFORD, Robert 179. SPRIGGS or SMITH, Sarah Jane 180. STAGG, John 181. STEPHENSON, Frances 182. STEWART, John 183. STOCKDALE, George 184. STRETCHER, John 185. STRINGER, Edward Randel "Ned" 186. SWAN, Samuel 187. SWASS/SWAAP, John 188. SWEENEY, Cornelius 189. SWEENEY, Patrick "T" 190. TAYLOR, William 191. THOMPSON, William 192. THOMSON, John 193. TIMBS, Thomas 194. TIPPER, James 195. TOKE, Thomas "Tookey" 196. TRASLER/TRUSLER or HOWARD, Thomas 197. TWIST, William "U" 198. UNKNOWN, Sarah 199. UNKNOWN, Convict "Speared at Ashton's Ridge" "V" 200. VARNEY, Joseph Samuel "W" 201. WALLER, John 202. WEBBER, Samuel (Alias "Thomas WEBBELL") 203. WEBBY, Caroline 204. WEBSDALE, Robert 205. WEIR, Neil 206. WELLS, Ann 207. WHITE, Henry 208. WHITFORD, Joseph 209. WHITFORD, Louisa 210. WIDDOWSON, James Jimmy 211. WILLIAMS, Henry 212. WILLIAMS, James 213. WILLIAMS, Mary 214. WILLIS, John 215. WILLS, Charles 216. WILSHAW, Henry 217. WILSON, John McGlashan "Pack Bullock Jack" 218. WINCH, Benjamin "Ben" 219. WINCHESTER, George 220. WINDSOR, Thomas 221. WINSTANLEY, John 222. WOODHOUSE, William 223. WOODS, William 224. WOOLEN, Andrew "X" None Identified "Y" 225. YATES, Edward "Z" None Identified Will update when more are found, Last updated 5/8/20 Cheers Daniel

03.01.2022 ** HENRY BODMAN, HENRY GREIG & HENRY MAXWELL 1840/41** Very interesting read regarding the life and times of Henry Bodman who came to Gippsland in 1840 with fellow convicts Henry Greig & Henry Maxwell. They were assigned to take cattle for Edmund Buckley to the Port Albert area via Buchen, setting out in 1840 and arriving in 1841. The book mentions several local names, even has an index. Thanks to the lovely person for the book suggestion. "The Station Accounts Book of the Bo...dman Family at Trenton Valley, From 1849 to the early twentieth century, prepared by Bill Bodman for Yarram & District Historical Society, 2015" Cheers Daniel

02.01.2022 This is the monument for Pawel Strzelecki on the Princes Highway, east of Traralgon. After climbing Mount Kosciusko, Strzelecki and his party passed through thi...s area of Traralgon in April 1840. They then travelled along Traralgon Creek and abandoned their horses at Koornalla, before making their way through the heavily forested Strzelecki Ranges. This monument was erected in 1927. It was originally located 250m closer to Traralgon, then moved here in 2014. The monument was erected in the same year as the monument in Koornalla. It has the same design on the face plate as the monument in Koornalla, which was donated by the Polish Association of Latrobe Valley in 1966. There is some controversy over who was included in Strzelecki’s party. One of the signs at the monument includes all the names of the people, but they may not be entirely correct. Ron and Catherine Frew wrote detailed research on the members of the party in the book ‘Sounding the Ground’ (see book images attached). The party included: - Sir Pawel Edmund Strzelecki, 43 years old Polish explorer and geologist. Pawel is often anglicised as Paul. - Charley Tarra, an Indigenous guide from Taralga, NSW, from the fearsome Burra Burra tribe. - James MacArthur, 27 years old sheep farmer from Parramatta, NSW, and nephew of John MacArthurknown as the ‘father of the Australian sheep industry’. - James Riley, 19 years old, MacArthur’s colleague and friend. - James Nolan alias Keena, Irish convict and servant of Strzelecki. - John Rent, misidentified as John Kent, an African servant from London, who was transported to Port Jackson, NSW aboard the Grenada in 1821. He was MacArthur’s servant on this expedition.