Hello all, I have recently found my great uncle, the proverbial black sheep, on the 1881 census. He is a convict in H M Convict Prison Portsmouth. His occupation is given as Commercial Clerk. His family 'persuaded' him to go to America two years later, where incidentally, he did very well for himself indeed, in Insurance and then Banking. That makes me wonder if his crime was something like fraud or swindling, or am I being too melodramatic. Can someone please tell me if it is possible to check the prison records to find out just what his crime and sentence were. Regards Jackie