I thought the following might make Sandie's job a little easier, it is a list of convict links, to assist researchers. The Convict List (ongoing..mostly from newspaper reports) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/tascons.htm The Hulks System (Eng..1826..) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/hulks26.htm A Convicts Life After Sentencing in England (1826) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/cons1.htm The Hulks SYstem 1834 (Eng) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/hulks34.htm Convict Conditions (misc.reports) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/consall.htm Convict Establishment Report 1842 (Eng) http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/cons3.htm Convicts returning home 1843 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/cons3.htm 1869 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/d7.htm Old Bailey Court Index 1829 - 1830 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/conbail1.htm Convicts in Crew Records http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/tasscons.htm Tasmania Convict Class System 1826 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/class.htm Tas Convict 1837..some tickets of leave http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/leave.htm Tas Convict Absconders 1842 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/cons5.htm Tas Conditional Pardons 1842 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/tascons9.htm Tas Convict Marriages 1843 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/consm43.htm 1844 http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/consm44.htm plenty more links at http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/cons.htm all the best Jenny Fawcett