Morning all My convict, James RUSSELL, arrived on Mary Ann (4) in 1835. On the indent, In the column Particular Marks & Scars it says:- "JRMW, man with flag and anchor in hands, inside lower right arm; woman, MW inside lower left arm, scar back of fourth finger of left hand" Is anyone able to help me out with the meaning for the acronyms? Thanks Pete

Hi Pete The JRMW and MW are actual tattoos, and my guess is they are the initials of people, and to guess further JR stands for James Russell and MW is either his wife or girl friend. The alternative is that they relate to his parents. cheers Grahame On 15/07/2013, at 9:20 AM, Peter O'Brien wrote: > Morning all > > My convict, James RUSSELL, arrived on Mary Ann (4) in 1835. > > On the indent, In the column Particular Marks & Scars it says:- > > "JRMW, man with flag and anchor in hands, inside lower right arm; > woman, MW inside lower left arm, scar back of fourth finger of left > hand" > > Is anyone able to help me out with the meaning for the acronyms? > > > Thanks > Pete > > ---------------------- > To send a message to the Port Jackson Convicts List, send an email to > AUS-PT-JACKSON-CONVICTS@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > 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