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| Name | First Sighting | Contact |
| BABINGTON James | m. 1835 to Ann Southy, District of Launceston | Rhonda Wain |
| BACKHOUSE Richard, Ruth & Thomas | arr. Melbourne early 1854 per Marco Polo | Warrem Backhouse |
| BAGLIN John | m. 1839 to Mary Ann Tiffin, Hobart, moved to Vic. 1850s | Carol Baglin |
| BAIRD Jane | b. 1826 Scotland, m. 1853 to Henry Green, Brighton Tas | Glenn Brown |
| BANFATHER Maria | m. 1834 to James Charles Russell | Ray Brindle |
| BARNETT John Maughan & Harriett Frances | arr late 1889/early 1890 per "Tainui", arr NZ 1893 | Darryn Mills |
| BARRETT Christopher | b. 1829, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, m. 1847 to Bridget Turnbull, Hobart | Vicki Warnes |
| BARRETT Edward | b. abt. 1825, m. 1845 to Esther Jane Garth, d. 1854 age 29 | Maree Devine |
| BARRETT William | b. 1801 Scotland, m.1 1833 to Lydia Shoobridge, m.2 1839 to Mary Wilkinson, d. 1849 | Margaret Flynn |
| BASTONE Charlotte | arr. abt. 1832 | Elaine Skehan |
| BASTONE Julietta | m. 1835 Launceston | Elaine Skehan |
| BATTEN John & Ellen with Annie, Elizabeth, Ada & Christina | arr. Vic. Oct 1882 then on to Tas., what ship? | Yvonne Barber |
| BEALE William | m. 1880 to Maria Richardson, Launceston | Royce Leonard Beale |
| BEATH / BEUTH Sarah | m. 1849 to John Robert Riseley, age 16 | John Browne |
| BEDDOME Capt CE & E with family | 1876-1878 | Marie Palmer |
| BEDDOW John | m. 1871 (age29) to Jane Morrison (age 23), Hobart | Deirdre Smith |
| BEDGGOOD Joseph | b. Gloucestershire abt. 1814, m. 1843 Swansea, Tas | Jenny Kerr |
| BENNETT James | b. 1812 England, m. 1852 to Mary Ann Bonney, Launceston, d. 1896 Deloraine | Michael Bennett |
| BENNETT Samuel Benjamin | before 1845 | Debbie Dixon |
| BENTON James & Harriett with child Harriett (3) | arr. Mar 1842 - Oct 1843 | Jennie Morgan |
| BERNHARDSON / BERNHARDT | 1900 | Robin StJohn |
| BESTON Patrick | son Stephen b. 1866 near Launceston | Judith Coppen |
| BIDDULPH Rebecca | 1872 birth of son, Robert Biddulph Collins | Kerry Collins |
| BIGGS Charles | 1885 - 1890 | Gorrie Biggs |
| BINSON William Henry | m. 1866, Oatlands | Sandra |
| BIRD William Samuel | abt 1840, 1 year in Tasmania according to Vic death cert. | Ros Curry |
| BISHOP William | b. abt. 1825, m. 1853 to Ann Mahoney | William Bishop |
| BLACKMORE Robert | m. 1836 to Ann Nott, New Town | Kaye Saunders |
| BLAIR Jane | m. 1836 to Samuel Douglas, Hobart | Ailsa Dee |
| BLAZLEY Reuben | m. 1841 to Mary Ann Stratton, Launceston | Diane Batey |
| BOAG George William | m. 1890 to Elizabeth Jane Cartledge, Launceston | Skurrie |
| BODEN Michael | m. 1851 to Maria Whelan, Hobart. Bavarian immigrant may have arr. in Tas. abt. 1844 | Denise Wells |
| BODSWORTH Thomas | m. 1852 to Ellen Abigail Doherty, Hobart | Trish Kirby |
| BOGUE Mary | m. 1850 to David Howie, Launceston, Church of Scotland | Paul Stott |
| BOOT William | b. 1822 Nottingham, m. 1841 to Harriet Nunn, Launceston | Jenny Gray |
| BOOT William & Sarah | 1843 Census Launceston at son William's residence, Sarah d. 1863 Launceston | Jenny Gray |
| BOTT Sarah Jane | m. 1848 to Charles Frederick Ward, Hobart | Daryl Ward |
| BOURNE Ann | 13 September 1855- Launceston Examiner Newspaper reported death of George Bourne, son,of Mrs Bourne, Prospect House, Hobart. (Wife of Thomas Bourne d. 1852 Launceston) | Marg Sharpe |
| BOURNE Thomas | d. 1852, Launceston Hospital | Marg Sharpe |
| BRADDY James & Catherine | arr. 1833 Hobart | Yvonne Foster |
| BRADLEY Martha | m. 1890 to John Thomas Foskett | Moya Morris |
| BRADSHAW family | appear in Hobart | Louise Clayton |
| BRANAGAN / BRANNAGAN / BRANNIGAN Thomas | m. 1859 to Ellen Sweeney, Campbell Town | Anne Merrick |
| BRENNAN Anne | m. 1854 to P Hogan, Hobart | Sharee Soward |
| BREWER John | before 1855 | Lyn Wolf |
| BRICKHILL John | b. 1817 London, m. 1839 to Susannah Huttley, arr Tas 1842-44, d. 1900 Launceston | Lewis Brickhill |
| BRIDGEMAN Ann | m. 1854 to James Cases, Hobart | Anne Young |
| BRIDGES Isaac | arr. ?, departed Launceston 1846 per Henry for SA, m. 1850 to Eleanor Abel, SA | Brenda Dargie |
| BRIGG William | Poss arr. convict ship John Jan 1831 - crewed on 1st voyage of this ship to NSW in 1827 as Ships Steward. May have jumped ship. Adv. in Launceston papers 1831 - to Sydney 1832 marr. to Mary Curtis - returned on Resolution Sep 1832 | Zillah Christmas |
| BRIGGS Henry Neal | m. 1841, Richmond, may have joined brother Martin Thomas Briggs convict to VDL 1837 | Margaret Nichols |
| BRIGGS Robinson | 1849-51 approx. arrival | Alison Briggs |
| BRIGGS William Clark | 1849-51 approx. arrival | Alison Briggs |
| BRIMMER Ann | m. 1839 to Joseph Pedder | Kate Keegan |
| BRITTON William | b. abt. 1850, arr. bef. 1880 | Em Lavelle |
| BROOK Joseph | m. 1862 to Mary Burns, Avoca | Cynthia Brock |
| BROOKS Mary | married to convict Thomas Trotman, lived in Hobart in late 1820s. | Peter Coombs |
| BROOM Mary Ann | b. c1807, m. 1824 to William Slocombe | Jessie Domaschenz |
| BROWN / GOLDING George | m. 1856 to Bridget O'Brien | Sharyn Watson |
| BROWN Daniel | 1842 | Douglas Burbury |
| BROWN Henry | m. 1831 to Esther Scott, Launceston | Suzanne Maiden |
| BROWN James | m. 1839, Hobart | Rhonda Stuart |
| BROWN John | m. 1834 to Elizabeth Aldred, Hobart | Mick Anderson |
| BROWN Mary Ann | m. 1849 to Stephen Andrews, "free" on permissions to marry | Sharon Finn |
| BROWN Robert Alexander | m. 1862 to Jane Littlejohn, Launceston | Lynne Hill |
| BROWN Thomas | b. Hounslow, Middlesex, m. 1854 to Sarah Ann Gladman (b. Hobart), Geelong Vic, was Thomas a free immigrant or convict? | Sandra Deague |
| BROWNE Amelia | Kerri Fowler | |
| BROWNE Samuel | b. abt. 1844 England, m. 1881 to Mary Ann Mills, District Port Sorell, d. 1922 Abbotsham, Tas | Roy Browne |
| BRUCE James | m. 1845 | Bruce Edmonds |
| BRYAN / BRIEN / O'BRIEN John | m. 1857 to Hanora Vaughan, Launceston | Pat Klemm |
| BRYANT William | m. 1858 Launceston | Evelyn Bryant |
| BRYANT William Hall | m. 1846 to Isabella Sheppard | Anthony Evans |
| BRYCELAND Catherine | arr. 1830's | Cathy Bryceland |
| BUCHANAN Robert | wife poss. Jane Wright, son Joseph William Buchanan b. 1847-50 New Town | Tricia Miller |
| BUCKLE William, wife Jane (nee Armin), sons Thomas & John (died on voyage) | arr. abt. 1842-3, daughter Jane b. 1844 in VDL (no record of birth) | Katherine Bronnenmayer |
| BUDDS Andrew | arr. approx. 1832 poss. from Ireland, m. 1837 to Elizabeth Morrison, Launceston | Shari Aubrey-Eakin |
| BUNATIC / BONNITCHA Nicholas | m. 1858, listed resided in Tas 1 year | Andrew Bonnitcha |
| BURBURY Joseph | 1861 | Douglas Burbury |
| BURFORD Joseph | b. c1819, parents William Joseph & Louisa Stokes, m. 1857 to Mary Hoskin, Evandale, d. 1894 Franklin Village | William Bishop |
| BURKE Julia | m. c1853-54 to James Oliver, Launceston | Beverly Rosser |
| BURN George | arrived bef. 1836 possible ship Portland, m. 1837 Frances Downward, d. 1877 Hobart | Margaret McKay |
| BURNES Mary (Ann) | m. 1863 to Thomas Dee, Launceston | James Howe |
| BURSTON Emily Catherine | m. 1901 to William Windsor, Launceston | Garry Ling |
| BUTLER John Sedgefield | 1833 | Graeme Butler |
| BYING / BYNAN / BYNING John / Thomas | m. 1853 to Catherine Murphy, Hobart | Jean Briggs |
| BYRNE Michael | arr. bef. 1843 | Maureen Harris |
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Updated: 12-May-2013
