Good on you Carol. I was totally perplexed as to why someone would bother writing something that would have made the original enquirer feel bad, and discourage others from helping, let alone making mention of Lesley Uebel, who does a lot to help others. Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Wood" <nanawood@bigpond.com> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster > > Hi Allan, > > At the risk of having to endure the childish and totally uncalled for > jibes > of Miss Kerri Ferguson, I would like to be of some help with an answer. I > am at a loss to understand what motivates some people to be so nasty. > > Is the second number you have quoted 40/1839 or 40/1939? Usually when a > convict was issued with a Ticket of Leave or Certificate of Freedom a > clerk > would go back to the original Indent and note the numbers of the ToL or CF > on it. > > Carol > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I too have wondered the same thing many times, Annette. Many times. Now I am REALLY wondering why my good humoured posting had drawn this response and I have never heard a murmur before in support of some poor Listers who have been grossly insulted. Is there a sub-culture here of which I am not aware? I think if you go back over the posts to this site you will find evidence of my absolute good manners and patience in the face of some sometimes very insulting remarks. I have kept copies if you do not know to which ones I refer. I am happy to send them on to you. I think there is a loss of perspective here. "Showing off' - an act of showing or bringing to notice! For heaven's sake - could everyone lighten up a little - or at least get as affronted by the real insults that turn up on this site in answer to some Listers' questions. Kerri -----Original Message----- From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Annette Cooke Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2008 2:11 PM To: aus-convicts@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster Good on you Carol. I was totally perplexed as to why someone would bother writing something that would have made the original enquirer feel bad, and discourage others from helping, let alone making mention of Lesley Uebel, who does a lot to help others. Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Wood" <nanawood@bigpond.com> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster > > Hi Allan, > > At the risk of having to endure the childish and totally uncalled for > jibes > of Miss Kerri Ferguson, I would like to be of some help with an answer. I > am at a loss to understand what motivates some people to be so nasty. > > Is the second number you have quoted 40/1839 or 40/1939? Usually when a > convict was issued with a Ticket of Leave or Certificate of Freedom a > clerk > would go back to the original Indent and note the numbers of the ToL or CF > on it. > > Carol > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Kerri We all at times need to stop and reread what we have written, and try to see how the reader may perceive it. Humour does not always come across in words, as you probably know so much of what we say is to others is non-verbal. There is also a generally accepted meaning for the expression "showing off". Thinking before pressing the send button is something we all should do, and I include myself. Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerri Ferguson" <kerriferguson@dodo.com.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster > > I too have wondered the same thing many times, Annette. Many times. Now I > am REALLY wondering why my good humoured posting had drawn this response > and > I have never heard a murmur before in support of some poor Listers who > have > been grossly insulted. > > Is there a sub-culture here of which I am not aware? > > I think if you go back over the posts to this site you will find > evidence > of my absolute good manners and patience in the face of some sometimes > very > insulting remarks. I have kept copies if you do not know to which ones I > refer. I am happy to send them on to you. I think there is a loss of > perspective here. > > "Showing off' - an act of showing or bringing to notice! > > For heaven's sake - could everyone lighten up a little - or at least get > as > affronted by the real insults that turn up on this site in answer to some > Listers' questions. > > Kerri > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Annette Cooke > Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2008 2:11 PM > To: aus-convicts@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster > > Good on you Carol. I was totally perplexed as to why someone would bother > writing something that would have made the original enquirer feel bad, and > discourage others from helping, let alone making mention of Lesley Uebel, > who does a lot to help others. > > Annette > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Wood" <nanawood@bigpond.com> > To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] Reference numbers on Ships Muster > > >> >> Hi Allan, >> >> At the risk of having to endure the childish and totally uncalled for >> jibes >> of Miss Kerri Ferguson, I would like to be of some help with an answer. >> I >> am at a loss to understand what motivates some people to be so nasty. >> >> Is the second number you have quoted 40/1839 or 40/1939? Usually when a >> convict was issued with a Ticket of Leave or Certificate of Freedom a >> clerk >> would go back to the original Indent and note the numbers of the ToL or >> CF >> on it. >> >> Carol >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >