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| Notes for Isaac (Spouse 1) | ||||||||||||||
| Lived married life at Lake River and "Kingston", Ben Lomond, Tasmania, Australia. Arrived in Hobart Town, Tasmania on "Strathfieldsay" on 27 July 1833 with wife and child. They left from Dublin, Ireland. Bomford has been researched and is in “The Irish Link” September 1995, issue 46, page 18. The information can be found at the Meath Heritage Centre, Mill Street, Trim. May have come from Dangan Castle Estate 4 miles west of Trim, Meath, Ireland. Bomford is being researched by: Mrs J. Sapwell, 73 Main Road, Sorell, Tasmania, 7172. Letter from Isaac Bomford to Roderic O'Connor (n.d.): Launceston October the 22nd Dr Sir I Received you Kind Letter And I am much obliged to you for your Kindness I come in this day for some men to Go On with the [Troshing] I have Put Mr Barrets Troshing machine at work this morning I have Cleaned up all that was in the Place and Put it in the house there is 500 Bushels now Cleaned and baged and I am doing the best I Can night and Day the Reason that my letter was delaid I was 1/2 hour to late for the Post and the wonted 6 Pence and I had no one farthing but the Oats that I had to Spare I tuck it in to town Last Saturday and I sold it to Mr [Done] at 3 shillings a bushel & I think that will Pay the men that I will have Troshing and makeany little [Coll] will be on me John Corney is Getting On Verry well he is a little slow but he is Verry Care full in deed and willing to do any thing for my Enterest he Come in to town with the Oats and I believe Iff he was to Get 50 Pounds he would not take a Glass of [lickur] he [sase] he never was so happy in his Life since he tuck the Pledg I have Offered the wheat for 4 shillings but I would not make any bargan un till I would have from you and now I will Trosh All Out and Clone it up and act Acording to your Kind Advice I am happy to hear that Every thing is Getting on so well Please sir to give my best Respects my wife and the Por Children and I am Glad to have tha are such Good boys I Got a box of pills from Mr [Towns] and a bottle of medicin and I am Getting a Greadle better thank God I Remain with Every Respect Your humble servant Isaac Bomford Isaac Bomford to Roderic O'Connor (n.d) Bemhan Wensday[sic] morning Dear Sir I take tis Opertunity[sic] of Wrighting[sic] to you I Entended[sic] to Enclose to you in the Letter that I sent by [Grimson or Grisman] but I now Enclose it to you which you will be happy to see it my Eys[sic] is geting[sic] worse and I do not Know what to do with them the are very bad indeed I Keep beathing[sic] them with tea laves[sic] but I am afraid it is no use I Would be Obliged to you iff[sic] you would send up Kitty for Isaac when you have any Opertunity[sic] for he would be very Great use to me in the bush I was Obliged to turn out the Pony for I had not time to a tend to him Everything is getting on well the Weather was a gainst the Carting the hay so it has put us back for 4 or 5 Days Longer Collins turned out very bad in deed I Gave him ten Days notice to Lave[sic] which will be up on friday and I Will send him into Government I hope you will not for get the Cattle that you spoke about sending to the farm Please to get a Pair of Kangerow[sic] boots made for me for All mine is wora[sic] out We all send our best Respects and wishing yo all a happy Cristmass[sic] [piddy] is so pleased about the bonet[sic] I Reman with Every Respect Your umble[sic] servent Isaac Bomford I hape you will send up Kitty as soon it is Convaynent[sic] to you On reverse To R O Connor Esqr Lak[sic] River OATLANDS 1866 House Of Assembly, Electoral Roll, Tasmania: BOMFORD Isaac, Lowes Park, Occupancy, Oatlands.House,Walter Fish, Landlord, 11/Apr/1866 Farewell to the Irish political prisoner William Smith O'BRIEN The following is a transcript of a letter dated 4 July 1854 and appearing in the Hobart Mercury of 8th July 1854. William Smith O'Brien was the leader of the Young Ireland movement. He was transported to Tasmania together with other Irish political prisoners but his life sentence was later commuted and he was pardoned in 1856. To William Smith O'Brien, Esq.. Dear Sir, -- On the eve of your departure from this colony, we, the undersigned inhabitants of Hobart Town and its vicinity, beg leave to offer you and your companions, Messrs. Martin and O'Doherty, our sincere congratulations upon your restoration to freedom. It affords us pleasure to testify that your sojourn amongst us has been marked by the same high gentlemanly spirit which had previously distinguished your public career. However many of us differ from you as to the merits of the cause which led to your expatriation, we must all respect the purity and disinterestedness of your motives, and admire the fortitude with which you have borne up against the privations which an ardent devotion to what you deemed the interest of your country, entailed upon you. With the fervent hope that-in the enjoyment of freedom and the society of your family and friends-the recollection of all that has been painful and irksome in your captivity may soon be obliterated from your mind, We remain, dear Sir, Very sincerely yours, .............. BOMFORD Isaac, Richmond (among others). There is an article about the property “Connorville” in the “Examiner” newspaper on 17th January 2006, pages 6-7. | ||||||||||||||
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