Hello List: I am trying to trace details of an ancestor who I find in Chatham Convict Prison (Kent) in 1881 and am hoping someone on the list may be able to help. The ancestor in question was born and lived in County Durham for most of his life (apart from when he was in prison) and even died in the County. From family 'gossip' he spent two periods in prison. One unknown and the one mentioned above, There are two things I would like to know.. 1. Was there any difference between a Convict Prison and what I may term as an ordinary Prison in 1881?. 2. Are there web sites where I may be able to find information which may lead me to find out when and where the crime was committed, what the crime was and the sentence handed down? Yours sincerely, Norman Woods.