Lyn You might find these pages of some interest. I found them by googling 'Newgate Prison Children'. It seems that it was not unusual for younger children to accompany their mothers to this dreadful prison. I expect whether they did or not would depend on the availability of others in the family to look after the children. I don't know what would have happened to children of women who were executed; they were probably sent to the workhouse if there was no one else to look after them. I found quite a lot of info on the work of the quaker Elizabeth Fry inside Newgate in the early years of the 19th century. Amongst other things, she established a school for the children of women prisoners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A987861 http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/newgate.html Regards Rhoda in London, England ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilkinson Family" <gerryandlyn@dodo.com.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:56 AM Subject: [AUS-CON] what happened to the children? > Hi, > My question relates to the four children who accompanied Mary. Would they > have been sent to Newgate with their mother prior to transportation? Does > anyone know what the official procedure was in such situations? What was > the status of children of felons? > > :) Lyn in NSW