Sent After Him
Joseph and Sarah Perry, and the daughter sent to Van Diemen’s Land after her transported father. A story of family, childhood and belonging.
One family. Many arrivals.
Each book follows a real ancestor or ancestral couple whose life changed course on the way to Australia. The series is still being written.
Book one · available
Young & Condemned
Allen Griffiths & Alice Elizabeth Keys. Allen arrived at Port Phillip in 1847 as a Parkhurst exile. The story follows him from childhood in Nottingham through imprisonment and transportation to the long life that followed.
Removed from childhood, freedom and reputation.
Book companion Amazon AustraliaBy Special Permission
A woman’s journey from British North America through marriage, widowhood and a new family in colonial New South Wales.
More lives to discover
Some stories are outlined; others still wait in the records. The book tree shows where they belong in the family.
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