This article was first published in ‘Family Tree Magazine’, in 2010. It tells the story of two of my ancestors - Sgt James Brumby, and William Potter. One was a law abiding marine, accompanying the Third Fleet convicts out to Australia in the 1790s and the other – one of my ‘favourite’ ancestors, although he [...]
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William Potter, The Prisoner of Van Dieman’s Land
Posted in Genealogy, History, local history on February 14, 2011 | 8 Comments »