Pond St, Sheffield c 1820 - 1845.

[Mike Howard]

 The Howard Family Tree saga. Wanting to know about the best search advice.   

My direct VDL Convict relations - Margaret Howard b Dublin c1798, husband John or Andrew ?Two children - Mary and John through newspaper court results lived in Pond St., Sheffield. from 1820's to c 1845. 

Margaret and her two children eventually ended up in Hobart due to their illegal activities (not a good life).

Am 'new' to this searching 'English and Irish genealogy' stuff and have practically exhausted my leads here in Australia.

1. Firstly, Is there a census record for that time range and can l access it? That could probably confirm they did live in that Street l hope. The landlady confirms in the court case they lived in and swapped houses at one stage (Margaret and Mary) c 1838.

2. l do have their VDL records but they are a bit brief when it comes to their pre conviction life. What would be the best search sites to investigate ?

3. l am aware of the very numerous Howards with same names in that timeline.  The Sheffield Times court reporting of their appearances locate them to Pond St. Should l do more paper searches?

4. lf she was born in or near Dublin l need to know her maiden name, when and where she got married and her confirm her husband's first name.

 John, Andrew or other.

5. Would be happy to hear from anyone who could toss up some productive ideas

Mike Howard

A 'proud'  descendant  of 'Convict stock'

Far North Queensland

Australia

 

[southside]

Mike if you've not already done so? Have a look at the Sheffield indexers website, lot's of Sheffield info free to view including the 1841 census for Sheffield.

As for  your Irish connections try Family Search, also free to search though you will have to log in to get the information.

https://www.sheffieldindexers.com/

https://www.familysearch.org/search/