Hi Wendy Many thanks for the info. Doesn't look like my 4 x gg although the character description is interesting to say the least!! Hope he made a good life for himself in Australia. Probably ended up as a banker or an MP !!!! My James was born about 1764 and married in Rotherham in 1794 so perhaps they were related? Thanks again for your help. Best wishes Chris Longdon (Top Brass Antiques) Sent from my iPod On 7 Jul 2012, at 23:43, "Wendy" <[email protected]> wrote: > Chris > The only James LONGDEN I could find in the hulk records was a 22 year old in > 1834 who was received from York. He was convicted in Sheffield on 22 Oct > 1834 for stealing money and sentenced to 14 years. He was "disposed" of to > Van Diemen's Land on 13 June 1835. The records say that he was on the > "Fortitude". He was described as an "Idle drinker with a bad disposition. > Living by Plunder. Connected with numerous Gang of Thieves. Twice > imprisoned, once convicted". > Wendy > > Hi Listers > > Could anyone with access to Ancestry prison hulk records please look up > James LONGDON/ LONGDEN who was sentenced to 14 years on the Justitia (off > Woolwich?) circa 1834. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message