The Family Detective

Samuel had an interesting story of a "bad boy turned good". The following information about Samuel comes from Rootsweb and was written by David Christian: Samuel George Weatherstone was sentenced to Life on 3 July 1837 at Central Criminal Courts, age 19 for Housebreaking; described at 5'2.5" with light brown hair and grey eyes. H e was in the Colonies for about 30 years in the Pioneer Clarence River area. He received his Ticket of Leave #46/974 on 19 August 1846 on recommendation from the Clarence River Bench (24 June 1846); and obtained a Conditional Pardon #51/192 on 1 May 1851. [An interesting post about Samuel's crime & transportation can be read at Caro's Family Chronicles ] Samuel was assigned to Dr Dobie and was a member of his party which travelled overland to the Clarence River, arriving at Ramornie on 16 June 1840; the first overland journey from Maitland. It took 5 months and 11 days. Samuel was a stockman in 1857. At the time of his...

Henry & Sarah Laing settled into married life along with Sarah's 2 year old son, Henry Thompson from a previous marriage. Her husband had died around the time little Henry was born and Henry Laing would be the only father he knew. [I've been informed this information is incorrect, and that Henry Thompson may have been adopted to the Keens Family, something that will be explored in the Sarah Weatherstone post when I finally get it done ... it's going to be a book!] Before he had been married 8 months, Henry would have another child, John Henry Laing born 13 July, 1845. (a seperate post will be made) Site of Family Home in Forbes Street, Liverpool Henry & Sarah went on to have another 5 children: Elizabeth Martha Laing (1848-1922), Henry Laing (1855-1933), Adam Laing (1855-1855), Sarah Ann Laing (1857-), Samuel Laing (1860-1899). Little else is really known about Henry apart from the fact that his death certificate shows he died 11 September, 1875, (11 days shor...