Hi All, Joyce Purtscher has done it again! Congratulations, Joyce. Calling it her 'little book', "Notes from the Kingborough Police Magistrate Letterbooks 1855-1875 and 1873-1888 concerning charitable allowances" has now been published. It contains amongst other details, the ship to the colony, ages (sometimes doubtful), children's names and ages, addresses and circumstances of poverty. There are many ex-convicts named. If you do find an entry relevent to your family/research, Joyce suggests that consulting the records from TAHO, POL 394/1 and POL 395 (respectively). Happy hunting! Maree University of Tasmania Electronic Communications Policy (December, 2014). This email is confidential, and is for the intended recipient only. Access, disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance on any of it by anyone outside the intended recipient organisation is prohibited and may be a criminal offence. Please delete if obtained in error and email confirmation to the sender. The views expressed in this email are not necessarily the views of the University of Tasmania, unless clearly intended otherwise.