Might mean they were taken on in those places not necessarily where they were born, even tho it says nationality. Cheers. Annie from lovely warm Cairns, Aus. > John Bushell <bush@cbn.net.id> wrote: > > Thanks Grahame, > > That link was interesting for the variety of nationalities amongst the > crew. > However, a few of the names make me suspicious of the veracity. For > example: > > Fisher, William France > Bell, George Italy > Wheeler, James France > > Rather uncontinental looking names. > > I will do a bit of poking around there, but it is a pity they just give > steerage as numbers with no names. > > Best regards, > John > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Cheers. Anne from Cairns, Aus.