Hi Donna,
Not Jennie but also Australian
Transportation of convicts from England is one of the main reasons that the
British colonised Australia. They were transported for a whole variety of
crimes - some in our eyes very minor.
If you have a convict, you likely have a very early settler. Besides there
are better records available for where they came from etc. Why not tag
convicts?
Besides that they are regarded as amongst the most interesting ancestors.
I don't have any. My ancestors migrated as free settlers :-( - much harder
to find their origins across the seas as some came before civil
registration and censuses.
Cathy
At 09:44 AM 6/07/2005, you wrote:
Just a silly question and excuse my ignorance on the topic, but why would
you want to tag your ancestors who were convicts? I don't mean any offense
by this question...It is a genuine curiosity.
Donna
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I am using tags to tag my ancestors who arrived in Australia and also those
who were convicts.
Jennie
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