On 18/02/2010 23:08, Kitty wrote: > If you check Convict records you will find more were sent to our > Colonies for theft than those for murder. Kitty We hung those convicted of murder so naturally there weren't many sent to the colonies. :-) Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer

Brian > Well as they say you learn something new everyday. Kitty > > Kitty > > We hung those convicted of murder so naturally there weren't > many sent to the colonies. :-) > > Brian >