In a message dated 5/28/02 7:52:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time, AletaM@aol.com writes: > Mellie, thanks. There is also a TONKS who was sent to Aussieland about > 1850? > I had been looking into him for a person I met at the family History > Library. It has been a couple of years. I found what I could and sent it > on > to the person who asked. I'm thinking there is a strong possibility that > the > TONKS in and around Staffordshire are probably related, way back. BTW, the > > one I mention is mentioned in the early settlers. Apparently he served his > > time and became a fairly good citizen. > > Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member > Bo-Peep Award > > Ogden, Utah, USA > > I don't suppose this chap was in the shipping business, was he? I am researching an "unrelated" fellow, first name Adrian, date unkown, who was sent to Oz as a prisoner and ended up a citizen in good standing. A possible last name is Tucker or Rucker. He was involved in the shipping industry on both ends of the trip. The Hunt is Afoot! Calvin B. Littlefield, IBSSG