good luck ! On Saturday, January 31, 2009, at 09:18 AM, Rhonda Flowers wrote: > Thank you Robyn > > I will go back to the Irish transportation database and check out my > Irish > convicts although I don't think I will be one of the lucky ones as I > don't > recall seeing any letters other than TR against their names. ....but > thanks > for the information....its amazing how many valuable research pointers > are > freely shared on the PJ list! > Rhonda > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D and R Hardie" <darnhard@ozemail.com.au> > To: <aus-pt-jackson-convicts@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [PJ] Irish Convicts > > >> Rhonda >> just to add my 2 cents worth, petitions on Irish convicts were made >> usually by their families, not only for married men,sometimes mothers >> for sons etc. & not all married men, some women didn't want them back. >> If you go to the Irish transportation database and find your convict >> listed you might also see a reference no. if there is a petition this >> will have the letters PPC & a number. These petitions & other >> documents >> referring to family reunions have been filmed & are available in the >> State Library Sydney, family history section, you have to be lucky. >> The best other source on irish convicts is in the Irish newspapers >> which sometimes gave detailed accounts of trials >> Robyn Hardie > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >