Mention of Birmingham in this context makes me wonder whether the official who wrote 'Lymington' might have misheard the informant say 'Leamington'. Pronounced 'Lemmingt'n'. Leamington Spa to give it its official name is a Warwickshire town not far from Birmingham! But if it said 'Hampshire' of course I'm way off! Cheers, Dave Jacobs ================ At 05:45 15/09/2005, you wrote: >Hello Colin, >As far as I can see Lancashire is a bit too far north for our HANDS family. >The 1841 Census has them living in Lambeth and there is a good paper trail >from then on. >William HANDS was a convict transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1852 and his >convict record states that he was a native of Lymington. >There was another William HANDS, born c1816, who was transported to VDL in >1843 and he was a native of Birmingham. >Any connections? >Margery >(NSW Australia) > > > >============================== >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx " Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit. -George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952)