tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post1337591892295798096..comments2023-10-30T11:00:51.356+00:00Comments on Caro's Family Chronicles: Australia Day: Gateway to a new and better lifeCarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-50154133414199019812016-12-30T23:36:23.608+00:002016-12-30T23:36:23.608+00:00hi from @steelygenes - I am 3 x gt granddaughter o...hi from @steelygenes - I am 3 x gt granddaughter of Samuel Weatherstone (https://ourmacintyreadamsaamily.wordpress.com/weatherstone-dougherty/) and one William Tomlin's descendants has tracked down - it seems we have been living only a few kilometres apart and both volunteering for the same folk festival so we are hoping to catch up in a few weeksKerrie Anne Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958234545898242828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-43126326803387223362013-04-21T15:00:16.728+01:002013-04-21T15:00:16.728+01:00So glad this was useful to you, KerrieAnne. Good l...So glad this was useful to you, KerrieAnne. Good luck with your research.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-65302601071341865302013-04-21T06:33:14.838+01:002013-04-21T06:33:14.838+01:00thank you for this - I am possibly descended from ...thank you for this - I am possibly descended from Samuel Weatherstone and am trying to trace the birth of a daughter Anne aka Nancy who married a Charles Adams, my great great grandfather. Letitia was a name commonly used in the Adams family. So am really appreciative of you sharing this story.Kerrie Anne Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958234545898242828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-30856647586452225832013-04-08T10:43:49.866+01:002013-04-08T10:43:49.866+01:00Laine, could you please contact me via my website:...Laine, could you please contact me via my website: http://www.carolinegurney.com/contact.html? I'm in touch with another relative of Annie Walton who has been trying to make a connection to the Tomlins.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-51242459845202313472013-04-07T20:33:46.594+01:002013-04-07T20:33:46.594+01:00Very interesting story. My great grandmother, Anni...Very interesting story. My great grandmother, Annie Walton, was born on Tomlins Wharf and was related to the Tomlin family. She eventually immigrated to Australia (not as a convict), met my great grandfather, Walter Jones (originally from the Manchester UK area) and married. They eventually immigrated back to the UK and then to the U.S. where they ended up in the Boston area.<br />Cheers,<br />LaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-48430982671138346892012-01-29T09:25:55.570+00:002012-01-29T09:25:55.570+00:00Thanks Caroline :) I'll reference you for cert...Thanks Caroline :) I'll reference you for certain.. Cheers!Deborah-leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529263725538368237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-13362889206248192502012-01-21T14:20:22.374+00:002012-01-21T14:20:22.374+00:00Apologies for taking so long to reply to your ques...Apologies for taking so long to reply to your question, Deborah - I somehow overlooked it. Yes, by all means attach my story to your tree - and thank you very much for asking.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-43949174995879402772011-11-01T05:17:55.804+00:002011-11-01T05:17:55.804+00:00Oh.. PS ..
I hope you don't mind if I attach...Oh.. PS .. <br /><br />I hope you don't mind if I attach your story to my tree :)Deborah Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-22875791844332832862011-11-01T05:17:18.670+00:002011-11-01T05:17:18.670+00:00Wow Caroline, it's interesting that you know s...Wow Caroline, it's interesting that you know so much about my family!! Another name for Litte Harry Court was just Harris' Court. I've managed to find it on the old maps. I'm even sure their mother, Elizabeth appeared before the Old Bailey (it mentions her son who was transported) but I haven't sat down to check all the dates match yet. <br /><br />So far I haven't found the matches for Mary & John (though I have seen their convict records and wondered). It's amazing the number of Weatherstone names I find amongst the crimes. My current hunt is to find out why Sarah ended up back in Gaol in Australia (twice).. it could have been for debt, but I'm just not sure yet!!<br /><br />I read, somewhere along the way, that everyone had to take turns being a "watchman" ... though can't remember the finer details of it now. Thought I'd look back into it another time. Did start to think that this family of crims needs a bit more investigating, especially when I see names like "Adam Weatherstone" in the gaol records and think, it's got to be a grandson!!!Deborah Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-67196152107275458822011-10-11T16:16:25.372+01:002011-10-11T16:16:25.372+01:00Thanks for your comment, Deborah. Yes, both Samuel...Thanks for your comment, Deborah. Yes, both Samuel and Sarah were children of Adam Weatherstone and his wife Elizabeth, nee Butts. Since writing this post I've found Samuel's baptism, along with six of his seven siblings. Samuel was actually 18 at the time of his offence and trial, not 16 as he claimed.<br /><br />The 1841 census does in fact show Adam Weatherstone as a watchman. However, a watchman was not a policeman but more like a private security guard. In the parish registers of St Dunstan, Stepney and in the 1851 census he is shown as a labourer and that seems to have been his main job. The family lived in Little Harry Court off Brook Street in Ratcliff, so both jobs were probably associated with the river and the docks.<br /><br />There was another sister, Mary, transported in 1835 and the brother referred to in the Times article was probably John Williams, alias Weatherstone, also transported in 1835. Four children transported from one family must be some kind of record!Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-43323575375930267032011-10-11T13:16:48.647+01:002011-10-11T13:16:48.647+01:00Thanks for sharing this story. From what I can tel...Thanks for sharing this story. From what I can tell, Samuel was the brother of Sarah Weatherstone .. another convict and my GGGgrandmother. Seems that the whole family were into crime. Even my GGGGM managed to get out of one other conviction before she was finally charged and ordered to be transported. I recently got her death certificate and it said her father was a Watchmen (ie policeman)!! Which I'm starting to find a bit unbelievable. I did find an interesting story about how he was attacked by a drunk neighbour with a hammer *LOL*Deborah Langnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-19409405747503089472011-01-29T22:11:41.998+00:002011-01-29T22:11:41.998+00:00Thank you all for your kind comments and particula...Thank you all for your kind comments and particular thanks to Shelley of Twigs of Yore: http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com for this great Australia Day challenge. Apologies, Shelley - I should have credited you in my post.<br /><br />I always try to follow up on people involved with my ancestors. Often I find their paths intertwine in interesting ways. That wasn't likely to happen with these three being transported to Australia but I really wanted to know what happened to them after they left England. I was particularly concerned about the 16 year old Samuel Weatherstone. From the Times newspaper report he sounded vulnerable and disturbed. I am so glad he made good in the end.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04977450933277241692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-11193306586418567322011-01-29T11:19:29.498+00:002011-01-29T11:19:29.498+00:00Thanks for joining in. I was gripped from the star...Thanks for joining in. I was gripped from the start! What made you decide to follow up on your ancestor's housebreakers? Whatever it was, I'm glad you did. Great post, and your contribution is very much appreciated.Shelley Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008715347583341427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-7621632263706758202011-01-26T05:25:57.334+00:002011-01-26T05:25:57.334+00:00Beautifully written! And thanks for your kind word...Beautifully written! And thanks for your kind words about the floods.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-74644145434143592542011-01-26T05:19:50.337+00:002011-01-26T05:19:50.337+00:00What a comprehensive post, thank you for the illus...What a comprehensive post, thank you for the illustrations and links.<br />How nice to have a contribution from the descendant of a victim of crime when quite a number of our posts are by descendants of the criminals!GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-612731037367610064.post-6943574297053229992011-01-26T05:13:11.281+00:002011-01-26T05:13:11.281+00:00Great story and very well told and illustrated. Th...Great story and very well told and illustrated. Thank you for sharing it with us!Carole Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945297805040161267noreply@blogger.com