Hi,
Since my last post I have been in contact with a lot of other people who have descended from the Aldington Gang. The Aus-tasmania mailing list is a great way of making contact with other family history researchers. At the moment there are five of us who are interested in the Bailey family and in particular descendants of John Bailey. I am providing information on Elizabeth Bailey, Rae is researching Emily Bailey, Bob is researching Rhoda Bailey and Lynne is interested in the Higgins connections. A lot of the smugglers families intermarried in Tasmania. They seem to have stayed around the New Norfolk/Broadmarsh area.
The Walnut Tree Inn
Meeting Place of the smugglers in Aldington.
Gosh this is a fascinating topic - to imagine those smugglers coming all the way over here. I wonder if they kept up with their smuggling?
ReplyDeleteI am a direct descendant of Elizabeth Bailey and George Ransley. I am extremely interested in their story, as it is fascinating and exciting. I would love to find more information on this family if anyone can help me.
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