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From a Rootsweb entry dated 1999, Esther Scott is believed to have been born in 1814 at Launceston. In the book by Mr Buchanan titled "Births in Tasamania - 1830" there are three entries for Esther Scott. These are Scott Esther 1814 Ltn MM1 1820 p15, Scott Esther 1814 LtnCofE 373/5 GI, Scott Esther 1818 Ltn CSO/1122A p62, I have copies of the references for the first and last entries but have been unable to locate the entry LtnCofE, 373/5, GI, which I assume means the Launceston Church of England General Index. Does anyone know how I could get a copy of this reference?
As far as I know Esther was born to the free settlers Thomas Scott and Mary Tracey. Are there any shipping records for the period since the first settlement at port Dalrymple in 1804 and 1830?

Another view, From CuriousFox

Mary TRACEY was described as INFAMOUS - Dublin
The Prison Authorities in Port Arthur Tasmania described my direct ancestor Mary TRACEY as INFAMOUS - one can only imagine what she did to earn that tag. Mary TRACEY was born in Ireland - and possibly in Dublin Ireland - circa 1790 - that is a very rubbery guess. She had a child with Thomas SCOTT in Launceston Tasmania in 1814. It is rumoured that she had an earlier child - perhaps in Ireland? She was convicted in Dublin Ireland and transported to Australia in 1809. Sadly there is no record that I can find to tell me who her mother and perhaps her father (if she knew the latter) were. I am hoping that a TRACEY descendant with links to Dublin Ireland might recall a family story about a female member of the TRACEY family being transported to Australia around 1809. There were other convicts from Dublin Ireland with the surname TRACEY but so far none seem related. The said above Thomas SCOTT by the way was from Surrey England - he arrived in New South Wales by 1806. The daughter of Mary TRACEY was Esther SCOTT. That Esther SCOTT married Henry BROWN in Launceston Tasmania in 1831. That Henry BROWN was from Middlesex England. He was transported to Tasmania in 1820 On the ship "Dromedary" Thomas SCOTT , convicted in Surrey Eng and sentenced to life. Transported on Fortune. Arr Sydney NSW Aus 12 July 1806. Then to Tasmania to serve sentence. He had a daughter born called Esther SCOTT circa 1814.

Was Henry Brown a convict?
I was asked this by on Thursday, 9 April, 2009 and replied
He was wed at Launceston in 1831
To the people who went free to Tasmania, the convicts were a very important source of labour - which only cost the food and clothing and shelter - they worked without being paid a wage, were not allowed to object, and if they ran away were ruthlessly hunted.
By the time Melbourne was being started in 1839, with labourers being brought from England because they did not want to be a convict employment centre, Launceston was an established town, with a Cricket team. By 1841 they were having matches against a team from Melbourne, and showing off their town, welcoming the tourists.

Use Website Convicts permission to marry - all convicts were under supervision, and getting married was a legal thing so they needed permission to do so.
Using the web site, and Henry Brown, you can see that two needed permission, because the girls they wanted to marry were convicts.
Searching using Scott, there are no girls called Esther who needed permission to marry a convict.
Checking the Convicts named Henry Brown, there were 4 before 1831,
arrived 10 Jan 1820 Dromedary, 28 Jul 1829 Lady Harewood, (2 on this ship), 21 Oct 1821 Malabar,
When searching the Tasmanian Archives, you need to know a spelling item - Esther's name is SCOTT, ESHTER - a typo that the Computer does not correct

Searching the Tasmanian Archives, I found Henry Brown, Number 247, came on the Dromedary 1820, charged at Middlesex July 1819, sentenced to 7 years, on 9 Aug 1826 there was an assault charge .... and he was to appear at the Criminal Court (perhaps against Abraham Aaron). Only 2 lines of writing on the quarter page, hard to read.
Checking the Old Bailey I found HENRY BROWN, Theft > grand larceny, 7th July 1819. Aged 18, sentenced to be Transported for Seven Years
934. HENRY BROWN was indicted for stealing, on the 7th of June , one trunk, value 1 s.; 2 oz. of silk, value 1 s.; twelve balls of cotton, value 1 s.; four pieces of bobbin, value 6 d.; forty-eight buttons, value 9 d., and fifteen yards of tape, value 1 s. , the property of the Honourable Frederick West .
ANN DANCER . I am servant to the lady of the Honourable Frederick West , who lives in Upper Grosvenor-street . On the 7th of June, about one o'clock in the morning, her trunk, which contained these things was in my possession - it was in the housekeeper's room.

Henry Brown, Circa 1798, Death Date: 14 Aug 1880 wed 25 Jan 1831 at Launceston Tasmania to Esther Scott, 1814 - 25 Jan 1878. The family lived in settled in Morven Tasmania about 1848 (Morven had been renamed Evandale in 1836,)

14 Children 1. Joseph Browne 18 Jan 1832 - 7 Apr 1906, died at Blessington
2. John Browne 24 Dec 1833
3. George Browne baptised 9 Apr 1836 at Launceston
4. Thomas Henry Browne 16 Jul 1838, wed Elizabeth E MILLS
5. Mary Ann Browne 12 Jun 1840 at Launceston
6. Jessie Browne 15 Oct 1841 at Launceston, wed Edward LANGLEY
7. Walter Browne 14 Apr 1843 at Launceston
8. Adam Browne 15 Oct 1846 at Evandale, wed Mary Elizabeth DAVEY
9. James Browne 29 Apr 1849 in Morven, Tasmania and died in 1923 at age 74,
10. Richard Browne 11 Sep 1850 at Morven
11. Isabella Browne baptised 17 Sep 1852 at Morven
12. Elizabeth Jane Browne 14 Sep 1852 at Evandale/Pattersons Plains,
13. Eliza Browne 2 Jun 1854 at Morven
14. Female Child ?Victoria Browne 24 May 1856 at Morven
1.4 Thomas Henry BROWN 16 Jul 1838 at Evandale/ Pattersons Plains, Tas Ref Yr 1839 Reg 602 R, died 1920/1922 at Sale Vic Ref 12169 ? Or Geelong Victoria Ref 1532
Married on 9 Aug 1870 at Winchelsea Victoria Ref 2611 to Elizabeth E MILLS born 1849 at Shellingford Berkshire England, daughter of Allen MILLS (1825-1891) and Esther LOW OR LOWE (1822-1902) children born at Birregurra Victoria
10 Children 1 Henry BROWN
2 Mary Esther Elizabeth BROWN 1871 #6407 - 1944 #13097, died at Melbourne Victoria. Wed 1898 #1933 in Victoria to Francis Henry Cole/Coles, 2 Children: Gladys May, and Stanley Francis
3 Jessica Elizabeth BROWN 1873 #14659 wed 1897 #6740 at Deans Marsh Vic to William Bruce DOUGLAS. Children: Mabel Ethel, Clara wed GREEN, Queenie, Archie, Ronald and Colin William
4 Henry Allen BROWN born 1876 #7151 - 1956 #20080, Victoria
5 Ada May/Mary Brown 1878 #20953 - 12 Jun 1963 #11800, wed 1898 at Marroon ? / Deans Marsh Victoria Ref 4845 to George Cowan Dickson 1873 at Newstead, Victoria Ref 4614 died 4 Jun 1929 Ref 7029 Burial 5 Jun 1929 at Pyramid Hill Cemetry Victoria, son of Charles Hebrum DICKSON (1826-1892) and Mary GRIFFITHS (1844-1913) 11 Children: Mabel Myrtle wed NOBLE, Loys Eric, Dorothea Elizabeth wed ALLARDICE, Ada Irene wed JOBLING, Gerte Coral wed DODDS, Rita May wed MITCHINSON then NOLAN, Madge Grace wed BENNIE / BENNY, George Colin, Alan Stewart, Anita Jean Mary wed CLEEF, Betty June wed BADGER
6 Lily/Lillian Alice BROWN 1881 - 13 Oct 1962, wed 1902 #7653 to Herbert Haydon PRIME 1877 - 20 Dec 1959, son of George King PRIME (1838-1911) and Mary Ann MASON (1946-1910), 4 Children: Winnifold/ Winnnifred Hayden wed JACKA, Herbert Jno, Charles Edward and Robert
7 Adam BROWN 1884 at Geelong Victoria 2682, died 1970 at Geelong Victoria Ref 19052, wed 1918 at Victoria Ref 9081 to Florence Maud ENGLAND, 5 Children: Elsie Joyce, Laurie, Lorna, Alvie, Adam
8 Henry Thomas BROWN 1884 at Geelong Victoria Ref 2682
9 Gertrude BROWN 1888 at Geelong Victoria Ref 11665, wed Ernst JONAS, dau Elizabeth ( Betty)
10 Grace Victoria BROWN 1890 (Ref 22196) - 1910 at Deans Marsh Vic Ref 1271
1.6 Jessie BROWN 15 Oct 1841 at Launceston Tasmania wed 1861 at Morven Tasmania to Edward LANGLEY,
8 Children 1 Jessie and Edith Blanch Langley (Twins 1861),
3 Male Child Langley 1864,
4 Maude Langley 1869,
5 Female Child Langley 1873?,
6 Priscila Langley 1875,
7 May Branch Langley 1880,
8 Elizabeth Langley 1882
1.8 Adam BROWN 15 Oct 1846 at Evandale , Tasmania wed 1879 at Morven Tasmania to Mary Elizabeth DAVEY,
14 Children 1 Henry Brown 1879,
2 Richard Brown 1881,
3 William Brown 1882,
4 George Brown 1884,
5 Robert Brown 1884,
6 Annie Brown 1886,
7 George Brown 1887,
8 Esther Brown 1888,
9 Adam Brown 1890,
10 Mary Brown 1891,
11 Adam Brown 1894,
12 May Brown 1895,
13 Mary Amy Brown 1898,
14 Walter Brown 1899
1.9 James BROWN 29 Apr 1849 in Morven, Tasmania and died in 1923 at age 74, wed 27 Dec 1879 in St Andrews C of E, Evandale, Tasmania to Maria O'BRIEN, widow of John OBrien who had 9 children - all still alive in 1880. Maria was born as Maria Claxton, daughter of Richard Claxton and Christabella Wall, was born in 1837 in Corbally, Queens County, Ireland and died on 31 May 1899 in Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania at age 62. See 24 John OBrien
Only child of James, and tenth child of Maria is Robert James Brown (born on 14 Dec 1880 in Blessington, Tasmania)

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