Dear Peter and lists, Thank you for that Peter I will be interested in Barbara's next book on the "Queen" 1792, my James Jordan was on it. Over the past couple of years there has been a number of books written about the convicts and the ships they arrived on, most giving indept details of those on board. I wonder if is possible to make up a list of these books. Two recent ones come to mind and I know there are many more. Can anyone add to the list I have started below. The Last Ladies - "Duchess of Northumberland" 1853. by Christine Woods A Drift of Derwent Ducks - "Australasia" 1849. by Trudy Cowley And there have also been books written about immigrant ships and their passengers. There could be a list of these as well. German Immigrants - "America" 1855 by Pat Harris I am sure we could come up with an interesting list. I will copy the list of books and email it at a later date. I will go and search my bookcase as I am sure I have more, Irene Schaffer Email: schafferi@optusnet.com.au Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~schafferi (including Norfolk Island and Van Diemens Land list) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Mayberry" <ppmay@pcug.org.au> To: <GENANZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:50 PM Subject: Death or Liberty - Irish convicts of the Britannia 1797 > Hello All, > > DEATH OR LIBERTY > > Death would have been a better option than life on board the 1797 > convict ship Britannia. > > Its 200 or so convicts had faced a sadistic captain, starvation rations > and savage punishments during their long journey from Ireland. Even the > days heralding their arrival into Sydney brought severe hail and gale > force winds. > > Amongst the ship's desperate and broken cargo of rebels, thieves and > prostitutes was young Thomas Kennedy, convicted of high treason; Jane > Maher 'an abbess of a nunnery'; Ambrose McGuiggan alias Switcher > Donnelly, a dancing master who shot at a grand jury member; William > Silk, branded a rebel but allowed to bring his wife and two children > with him; Elizabeth Rafferty, the captain's mistress during the voyage, > who became a wealthy woman; and Patrick Moore, later a member of the > founding committee for St Mary's Cathedral. > > In her fourth book on Irish convicts transported to New South Wales > prior to 1800, Barbara Hall has traced the lives of the convicts on > board the Britannia by meticulously piecing together their trials in > Ireland and their lives in Sydney. Discover the stories they have left > behind. > > Her three other books are namely, > A Nimble Fingered Tribe - convicts of the Sugar Cane 1793 > Of Infamous Character - convicts of the Boddingtons 1793 > A Desperate Set of Villains - convicts of the Marquis Cornwallis > 1796. > > Barbara's email address is beehall@optusnet.com.au > > The book titled, "Death or Liberty" should be available at the end of > this month. > > Regards, > Peter Mayberry > Tuggeranong ACT > > > ==== GENANZ Mailing List ==== > Threaded archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENANZ > >