Hello fellow Convicts I've just thought of this today but have created a free website for any Australian - today or for the month of August - to submit a photo taken of themself today or by the end of August to the following website.  Just submit your photo by uploading or email, together with first name and suburb on census night. http://www.flickr.com/people/ozphoto2011 or ozphoto2011 AT yahoo.com It will become a photographic census record of Australians, first of its kind in the world.  The idea is every 5 years the census is taken people can re-submit another photo.  Hopefully 100s of thousands will contribute to this permanent photographic record of Australians.  The website only requires a first name and suburb. Please let as many of your fellow Australian family and friends know about this. Thanks cobbers Richard Morgan NSW PS The website is legit.  Sorry it's all I could come up with at such short notice.  Happy censusing.

This has absolutely nothing to do with convicts and is off topic. I ask that no one responds Regards Lesley List Admin http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 9/08/2011 5:56 PM, Richard Morgan wrote: > Hello fellow Convicts > > > > I've just thought of this today but have created a free website for any Australian - today or for the month of August - to submit a photo taken of themself today or by the end of

Hi, Sometime ago there was an explanation about tattoos. My convict James Skipper has a D on the left, MAGGS right arm, cross on left arm. I think the D meant Deserter, but if someone would direct me to the archive where this was discussed I'd appreciate it. Cheers Janine.

Hi Janine, It may have stood for deserter as at one time he had been a soldier. One of his previous convicts may have been the result of deserting. It is interesting that there were 26 convicts on the Maitland in 1840 who were transported for desertion. Have you checked to see if any of those had similar tattoos? Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT email: [email protected] On 12/08/2011 2:12 PM, Janine H wrote: > Hi, > > Sometime ago there was an explanation about tattoos. My convict James > Skipper has a D on the left, MAGGS right arm, cross on left arm. I think > the D meant Deserter, but if someone would direct me to the archive where > this was discussed I'd appreciate it. > > Cheers > Janine.

Thanks Leslie, I hadn't known James Skipper was a deserter until I read a report from the Bedford Gaol Registers. James was convicted for stealing Mutton, but I'd be interested to hear how to find out if in fact he was a soldier at some time. Cheers and thanks Janine -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Lesley Uebel Sent: Friday, 12 August 2011 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PJ] Tattoos Hi Janine, It may have stood for deserter as at one time he had been a soldier. One of his previous convicts may have been the result of deserting. It is interesting that there were 26 convicts on the Maitland in 1840 who were transported for desertion. Have you checked to see if any of those had similar tattoos? Regards Lesley Uebel http://www.claimaconvict.net/index.html CLAIM A CONVICT