There has been a lot of misfortune in the Edwards line. Follow each line back far enough and you will find a convict sentenced to a period of time in Australia. Theft seems to be the most common cause.
On the Edwards line, my great times a few grandfather, Robert Edwards was convicted of stealing 6 yards of canvas and was sentenced to 7 years in Australia when he was 16. He was then sent on the ship Eliza from Liverpool to Australia.
He never left Australia and eventually married my great (times a few) grandmother, Ellen McEvoy.
Another great grandfather, Thomas Lansdown when he was 19 was sentenced to 9 months and being twice whipped for larceny.
It's funny to think back of these as misfortunes when they lead my ancestors to Australia. I'm sure life wasn't pleasant, but they were the beginning of a foundation of what our family is today.
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