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posted by Sandy on Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
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Herbert Sant was the son of Isaac Sant and the grandson of Abel Sant and Ellen Smith. His grandfather was brought from England to Australia on a convict ship for the crime of having a file in his lunchbox. Such were the questionable crimes that allowed England to have labor for the new colony. Herbert’s […]
posted by Sandy on Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
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To appreciate this man, Isaac Sant, one must read the summary about his father Abel Sant. Isaac was born in New South Wales in 1852 to Abel Sant and Ellen Smith. His father was brought to Australia on a convict ship from England. His crime was having a file in his lunchbox. At the time, […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale, Stories Within Stories
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The story of Abel Sant remains a sad tale. He was born in England to Isaac Sant and Martha Malan. He was the fifth of ten children born to his parents. In order to develop its new colonies in New South Wales in Australia, England depended on convict labor. Those transported to the new colony […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale
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John Sant was born to Abel Sant and Margaret Bayley in England. He was the seventh of twelve children born to his parents. When John was just ten years of age, his father was convicted of having a file in his lunch pail and sentenced to the prison ship which traveled to Australia. This method […]