Thanks for the clarification Tony. I know I have some notes on them somewhere, but they're not as comprehensive or as detailed as yours. George Bell >Hello George, > >Western Australia received the first batch of 18 "Parkhurst Boys" per the >"Simon Taylor" on 20/08/1842.....they were termed "Apprentices" and were >required to enter into Indentureships for the balance of their >sentences under the >overall control of the Guardian of Government Juvenile Immigrants. The last >batch of 53 "Apprentices" disembarked from the "Mary" on 24/10/1849 >.....giving a total 234 "Apprentices" transported during that 7year >period. This >"Apprentice" Scheme was finally wound-up in 1851. > >From there onwards ex-Parkhurst juveniles transported to WA were treated >exactly as their adult counterparts being subject to the authority of the >Comptroller General of Convicts. The last ex-Parkhurst juvenile, >Henry Green, >arrived in WA aboard the "Lincelles" on 28/09/1861. > >Regards > >Tony Cocks -- Original Indexes, 8 Eskdale Road, South Bents, Whitburn, Sunderland SR6 8AN www.original-indexes.demon.co.uk/index.htm