Very well answered Cathy. Yes you are correct in them being a lot easier to research. At this stage I have 8 definite convicts and another possible 2 and still searching.
Jennie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:06 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Tags > 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 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of The > >Mathesons > >Sent: July 5, 2005 8:18 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Tags > > > > > >I am using tags to tag my ancestors who arrived in Australia and also those > >who were convicts. > > > >Jennie > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
