Thank you Peter. Complaining about 'shabby treatment when the death sentence had been twice commuted on him ... I love it! I have received a reply to my query on the Norfolk Island Mailing List, which may be of interest to other listers. Apparently there are two books which list convicts on Norfolk Island, at least the first does, the second is being checked for me. Both are by Raymond Nobbs. "Norfolk Island and its First Settlement, 1788 - 1814" "Norfolk Island and its Second Settlement, 1825 - 1855" Regards Tony Lincolnshire, England