Darrell wrote: The other interesting metric is how many generations ago (ie. How recent) were your convict ancestors. My husband's convict is his great-great uncle: 1. Robert Ferris Allan ROBERTSON (father) (1917-1973) m.1941 Marion Stark BOLTON (1919-2008) 2. Philip ROBERTSON (grandfather) (1874-1939) m.1898 Martha ALLAN (1877-1961) 3. William ROBERTSON (G grandfather) (1843-1919) m.1866 Helen GOLD (great grandmother) (1844-1912) The convict Hugh Gold (1830-??) was Helen's oldest brother - Convict to VDL in 1850, after being convicted at 17 in Glasgow in 1847. Only 3 generations ago and my husband Colin is only 47. This is what can happen when two generations of children are born when their parents were in their forties. Regards Sharon