QuietMan <quietman@proudirish.com> wrote: > >Are there any records of those poor unfortunate Irish sent off to >Botany Bay and other English penal colonies? The records of convicts sent to Australia are pretty complete. However prior to the use of Australia for penal colonies there were a considerable number sent to various locations in North America, and recors of these have largely been lost, or at least not yet made generally available to the public. I have some information about one shipload in 1788 on my website at http://onlinehelp.bc.ca/martellfa/extras/convicts.htm and there are some other ships mentioned there as well. Any additional information about this group would be appreciated. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm

I believe a large amount of Irish 'slaves' were sent off to the West Indies very early on . Mary Ron Martell wrote: > QuietMan <quietman@proudirish.com> wrote: > > >>Are there any records of those poor unfortunate Irish sent off to >>Botany Bay and other English penal colonies? > > > The records of convicts sent to Australia are pretty complete. > > However prior to the use of Australia for penal colonies there were a > considerable number sent to various locations in North America, and > recors of these have largely been lost, or at least not yet made > generally available to the public. > > I have some information about one shipload in 1788 on my website at > http://onlinehelp.bc.ca/martellfa/extras/convicts.htm and there are > some other ships mentioned there as well. > > Any additional information about this group would be appreciated. > > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada