Perhaps the Informant at his death was mistaken about the parents names. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley Uebel" <ckennedy@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-convicts@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 5:18 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] McCarter: Trial details > Hi Kim > > > The NAS does state:- > > John McCarter, alias McArthur, son of Hugh McCarter, joiner, Age: 13, > twiner, > Address: Back of Fountain Well, Edinburgh, with father, Origin: Born in > Edinburgh > > > .... so I don't know where the names of Thomas and Fanny come in. > > Although the Indent states could read or write it does not give us any > indication of the level of proficiently > > Regards > > Lesley Uebel > mailto:ckennedy@bigpond.net.au > CLAIM A CONVICT > http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/index.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-convicts-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Kim and Daz > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:33 PM > To: aus-convicts@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] McCarter: Trial details > > > You guys are so much help - thank you so much - my convict ancestor does > seem to be quite the problem child - although as was said before times > were > hard. It says on your indent Lesley that he could read and write - would > this be unusual for a boy his age with so many it seems court appearances. > He has listed on his marriage certificate that his parents names are > Thomas > and Fanny, although there is no known birth in Scotland of a John to > parents > with those names, could it be possible that as he came out at such a young > age, that he "adopted" either other convicts or who was assigned to as > parents and used their names? > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >