Actually I thought that a Remittance Man was one who was paid to stay away from the home country, but that's just hearsay from about 35 years ago. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: Rosemary M Chalmers To: aus-qld-brisbane@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD-BRISBANE] Qld Shipping 1874 Hi Folks, In 1874 an Alexander Chalmers and his brother Joseph were immigrants who arrive in Rockhampton. In the passenger list Alexander is listed as a Remittance passenger and Joseph as an Assisted passenger. I understand what an assisted immigrant is but what is a Remittance passenger/immigrant? Bye, Rosemary M Chalmers Palmerston Bookkeeping Services Darwin NT Australia rosechal@iinet.net.au www.rmchalmers.net Toowoomba Dead Persons Society www.audps.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-BRISBANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________ NOD32 3496 (20081006) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 3496 (20081006) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com