On Tue, Sep 13, 2016, at 06:59 PM, Alan C wrote: > There are some families in SA descended from convicts who managed to > escape > overboard & swim ashore when the ships passed by. Probably several didn't > make it! Nevertheless, those who did could easily evade the overstretched > authorities in the wild days of the Cape Colony & enjoy their new found > freedom. One Phalaborwa family claim their G-G-Grandfather (O'Connor) > found > his way to a sheep farm in Dordrecht where he initially worked as a > farmhand > but eventually married the farmer's daughter.
Interesting. Thanks. >From what I've read about the convict ships, drowning was a risk worth taking if it meant getting off. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
