I have just received a copy of my ancestor's convict record. I have a couple of questions which I hope can be answered: 1. In the left hand margin near the top is a large "P". I'm wondering why it is there. Looking at the beginning of the next person's record I see that there is also the same letter in the same place. 2. Regarding details of the trial back in England, I know that Q.S. stands for Quarter Session. My ancestor's record has S.P. I've been told that this stands for Peace Session. If this is correct, and if so, does anyone know why the word "Peace" was used (something to do with keeping the peace, perhaps)? Regards Robin _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
G'day, SP = sessions of the peace; courts presided over by Justices of the Peace; sometimes called Petty Sessions; Police Court; Court of Summary Jurisdiction; Local Court; or Magistrates' Court. I think the big "P" means that he was pardonned. Peter THOMAS Darwin, Australia <[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: Robin Thackaberry [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2002 18:14 To: [email protected] Subject: [TAS-CONVICTS] Convict Record I have just received a copy of my ancestor's convict record. I have a couple of questions which I hope can be answered: 1. In the left hand margin near the top is a large "P". I'm wondering why it is there. Looking at the beginning of the next person's record I see that there is also the same letter in the same place. 2. Regarding details of the trial back in England, I know that Q.S. stands for Quarter Session. My ancestor's record has S.P. I've been told that this stands for Peace Session. If this is correct, and if so, does anyone know why the word "Peace" was used (something to do with keeping the peace, perhaps)? Regards Robin _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com