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Denise Hutchinson
Denise was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and has lived in New South Wales and Queensland. On retirement, she returned to Tasmania and is now living in the north west coastal town of Wynyard.Denise’...view moreDenise was born in Launceston, Tasmania, and has lived in New South Wales and Queensland. On retirement, she returned to Tasmania and is now living in the north west coastal town of Wynyard.Denise’s love for Australian colonial history was triggered by a primary school teacher who made convict history come alive. As well as her father’s appreciation of the bush poets Henry Lawson, Banjo Paterson and C.J. Dennis.Denise’s father would have liked to have had convicts in his family, but had not heard of any, which was surprising considering he was Tasmanian. Her mother did not say. It was when her sister sent her information on Lydia Astell and the Janus that Denise decided it was time to discover her heritage. She did not want to find she was related to someone famous who lived in the fourteenth century, she wanted to know why her ancestors immigrated to Australia, and she found gold.Denise discovered that her father had two convict ancestors who had been transported to Van Diemen’s Land, and her mother had four who had been transported to Port Jackson, including Lydia and Thomas Barnes.Now that she is back in Tasmania, Denise is enjoying her family and friends, and being part of her community. Her family research continues, and now she is on a quest to bring her convict family history to life in the form of historic novels, the first being The Convict Thomas Barnes.view less