G'day Matt I have much info on one William Bowman, a non-convict. Do you have more info on this William Bowman? Regards Betty Candy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hall" <cispt2@gmail.com> To: <AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 12:41 AM Subject: [PJ] When did convict administration end? >I was looking for info on a William Bowman today (he submitted a deposition > mentioning my ancestor Edward Ewer), and in doing so in the NSW "Index to > Convict Pardon" I noticed a William Bowman, Prince George, 1837 receiving > a > pardon type 'RW' in 1873. I'd never seen an RW before, and hadn't realised > that convict/ex-convict administration continued till this date and > beyond. > > Can anyone point me to a page that describes this aspect of convict > history? > Were convicts officially relinquished at some stage from public > administration? > > cheers > matt > > > > -- > Matthew D. Hall > > Washington, DC > > cell: +1 410 733 9444 > home: +1 202 370 6431 > > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1952 - Release Date: 02/12/09 18:46:00