Dear John, You might like to try http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/conabbrev.html Goodluck, Maree At 04:27 PM 10/08/2005, you wrote: >Hi List >Have been enjoy this list although not participating too much. Would like >to ask a question. Having just obtained a convict record from Tassie >Archives, I need a few interpretations of abbreviations. I have Brief >Guide No 20 but.... Refers to Mary Jones Tried Lancaster 27 August 1849. >Arr. 4 Oct 1850. Proper name Eliza Hoy. RC R&W > >Transported for "Stealing from the person after previous >conviction good Report twice convicted Single stated this offence. >Stealing 2 pounds 3 shillings Pro Ladwich,.3 the or He or Hd months money >Sing Sur Report very good but idle" > >Period of Gang Probation, Station & Class all crossed out. "Services. >JanY 30/52 Factry 31/1/52 Hospey 3/4/52 Iac Ln 19/4/52 In all Monigham Ln >23/4/52 H of C Ln 29/4/52 Owen McCarthy Ln." > >Offences & Sentences "Augt 16/50 (B.F.) Abent 3 Mths hard labour >(ABJ) Appd 15/8/50FactHobart April 24/52 (Monehon) absent without leave - >2 mth hd labor WG appd 30/4/52 Augt 30/53 Marriage with Thomas Callow Appd >T of C 9/5/54 >CN 10/54 Reason for a CP Fctyu 22/55/ T.L. Westy/ Drunk passed 1 pound (JPJ) >Augt 28/55 C Pardon appd" >I know somebody on the list must have seen lots of CON41's >Regards >John Hosie >Melbourne > > >==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== >Visit the Campbell Town Convict Trail website at >http://www.convictbricktrail.com/ > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx