Hello. I've recd conflicting answers to the question "Were convict hulks included in the 1841C?" - particularly in Portsmouth. My rellie was on the LEVIATHAN in February 1838, having been committed and sentenced in Suffolk. I had assumed he would be sent out soon afterwards but have since learned that prisoners were often kept on hulks for several years. I've also been told that sometimes prisoners were sent to work outside the prison ships if they had special skills. Is that a possibility? If anyone can help I would be most grateful. Thnak you. Joan in Surrey UK